automatize
/'ɔ:təmeit/ Cách viết khác : (automatize) /'ɔ:təmətaiz/
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Definition
- Verb:
- To make a process or system operate automatically: To convert a manual or semi-manual operation so that it functions by itself, using machines or computers.
- To make something automatic in character or function: To cause a person or thing to act in a mechanical, routine, or involuntary manner.
Usage
- Transitive Verb: The verb "automatize" requires a direct object (the thing being made automatic).
- The factory aims to automatize its assembly line to increase efficiency.
- Repetitive training can automatize certain responses.
Examples
- The company decided to automatize the billing process to reduce errors.
- Modern software can help automatize data entry tasks.
- Years of practice automatized his movements, making them fluid and unconscious.
Advanced Usage
- In Psychology/Cognitive Science: Refers to the process by which a complex behavior, after sufficient practice, becomes automatic and requires little conscious thought.
- Reading is a skill that becomes automatized in proficient readers.
- In Business/Manufacturing: Synonymous with implementing automation technology.
- The primary goal is to automatize quality control checks.
Variants and Related Words
- Automate (verb): A more common synonym meaning to convert a process to be operated by automatic equipment. (e.g., )
- Automation (noun): The technique or system of operating or controlling a process by automatic means. (e.g., )
- Automatic (adjective): Operating by itself with little or no direct human control. (e.g., )
- Automaton (noun): A machine that operates by itself; or a person who acts in a mechanical, routine manner.
Synonyms
- Mechanize: To introduce machines or automatic devices into a process.
- Systematize: To arrange according to a system, making it more routine and predictable.
Antonyms
- Manualize: To make a process require manual operation (less common).
- De-automate: To remove automation from a process.
Related Phrases/Concepts
- Automatized behavior: Behavior that has become routine and requires minimal conscious effort.
- Automatized system: A system designed to run with minimal human intervention.
Verb
- make automatic or control or operate automatically
- automatize the production
- automate the movement of the robot
- turn into an automaton