Meaning of the word mechanization in English

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mechanization

US /ˌmek.ə.nəˈzeɪ.ʃən/
UK /ˌmek.ə.nəˈzeɪ.ʃən/

Noun

1.

the process of introducing a machine to do something that used to be done by hand:

Example:
The decline in the farming population was caused by the increased mechanization of agriculture.
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