automation
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automation
[ô′təmā′shən]
use of a machine designed to follow a predetermined sequence of individual operations repeatedly and automatically.
automation
(ot″ŏ-mā′shŏn)An automatically controlled operation of an apparatus or system by mechanical or electronic devices that take the place of human elements of observation, effort, and decision making.
laboratory automation
The use of clinical laboratory instruments that assay large numbers of samples with minimal human intervention.