Automation
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
The system functions with no/little human operator involvement; however, the system performance is limited to the specific actions it has been designed to do. Typically these are well-defined tasks that have predetermined responses (i.e., simple rule-based responses).
Framework senses
- §1
- The system functions with no/little human operator involvement; however, the system performance is limited to the specific actions it has been designed to do. Typically these are well-defined tasks that have predetermined responses (i.e., simple rule-based responses).
- §1
- Independent machine-managed choreography of the operation of one or more digital systems.
- §1
- conversion of processes or equipment to automatic operation, or the results of the conversion
- §1
- the act of implementing the control of equipment with advanced technology
- §2
- equipment used to achieve automatic control or operation
- §3
- the condition of being automatically operated or controlled