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automate
To automate a factory, office, or industrial process means to put in machines which can do the work instead of people. -
agricultural engineering
the branch of engineering involved with the design of farm machinery, with soil management, land development, and mechanization and automation of livestock farming, and with the efficient planting, harvesting, storage, and processing of farm commodities. -
computer-aided manufacturing
the use of specially designed computers to improve and regulate manufacturing processes; a type of automation in which computers control and monitor industrial machinery. -
deskill
If workers are deskilled, they no longer need special skills to do their work, especially because of modern methods of production. -
office automation
a method or system of using automated or electronic equipment, as word processors and computers, in the operations of an office. -
unemployment
the state of being unemployed, especially involuntarily: Automation poses a threat of unemployment for many unskilled workers.