Automatizations

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. The process of making tasks automatic through systems or technology
2. The transition from manual processes to automated operations in various fields
3. A methodology aimed at increasing efficiency by implementing automatic controls and mechanisms

Etymology: "Automatizations" is simply the plural of "automatization", the noun for the act or result of making something automatic. Its history runs through the verb "automatize", which was formed in English from "automatic" and the suffix "-ize", and the noun was then built on that verb by adding the suffix "-ation". The "-ation" ending has a long road behind it: it passed from Latin "-ātiō" through Old French "-acion" and "-ation" into Middle English, and it is one of the most productive noun endings in English. Because the plural simply pluralises the noun, it refers to several separate processes of this kind, such as the different workflows a company has turned into routine, rather than to a single abstract act.

Synonyms: automation, mechanization, robotization

Antonyms: manual operation, handwork