名詞 automation:

1. the act of implementing the control of equipment with advanced technology; usually involving electronic hardware
   同義詞：mechanization, mechanisation
2. the condition of being automatically operated or controlled
3. equipment used to achieve automatic control or operation

1. Automation by means of computers.
   借助計(jì)算機(jī)而實(shí)現(xiàn)自動(dòng)化。
2. He extends his nervous system and his thinking and decision-making faculties through automation.
   人類通過自動(dòng)化擴(kuò)展了人類神經(jīng)系統(tǒng)的功能思維和決斷的才能。
3. Semiconductors are going to play an important part in automation and signalling.
   半導(dǎo)體在自動(dòng)化和信號(hào)上面即將起著重要作用。

au.to.ma.tion

n.（名詞）
The automatic operation or control of equipment, a process, or a system.
自動(dòng)化：指設(shè)備、程序或系統(tǒng)的自動(dòng)運(yùn)動(dòng)或控制
The techniques and equipment used to achieve automatic operation or control.
自動(dòng)學(xué)：用于實(shí)現(xiàn)自動(dòng)運(yùn)行或控制的技術(shù)或設(shè)備
The condition of being automatically controlled or operated.
自動(dòng)狀態(tài)：被自動(dòng)控制或運(yùn)行的狀態(tài)

來源：
From automatic
源自 automatic

【引伸】
au.toma.tive
adj.（形容詞）