automation
US /ˌɑː.t̬əˈmeɪ.ʃən/
UK /ˌɑː.t̬əˈmeɪ.ʃən/
1.
the use of largely automatic equipment in a system of manufacturing or other production process
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The factory increased its efficiency through the implementation of automation.
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Many jobs are at risk due to increasing automation.