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automate
/ˈɔːtəmeɪt/ verb [T] WORKPLACE, PRODUCTIONDefinition
› to use machines or computers instead of people to do a particular task, especially in a factory or office: The software automates many processes, increasing reliability and reducing the time involved with each order. All of the factory's operations have been automated.
automated /ˈɔːtəmeɪtɪd/
/ˈɑːṱəmeɪţɪd/ adjective › a fully automated production plant An automated system notifies you via e-mail whenever credit information is added to your file.(Definition of automate verb from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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