automated
adjective
au·to·mat·ed
ˈȯ-tə-ˌmā-təd 
: operated automatically
an automated process
automated equipment/machinery
a fully/highly automated factory
Examples of automated in a Sentence
an automated facility in which you can get your car washed without having encountered a single human being
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Today styling itself as an automated end-user computing management platform, the company is currently at iteration version number 7.0 for Nerdio Manager for Enterprise.
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Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Advocates say automated plans could introduce millions of lower-income Americans to retirement savings.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
Earlier in April, the company released new generative artificial intelligence ads and reported that automated ad channels drove $2 billion in ad spending with digital audio since the beginning of the year.
—Cj Haddad, CNBC, 16 Apr. 2025
Importantly, Tesla hasn’t done the same type of extensive on-road testing Waymo has since 2009, and Musk claims automated vehicles can operate safely with only cameras, eschewing the laser lidar and radar every other robotaxi developer considers essential to operating safely.
—Alan Ohnsman, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
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Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Advocates say automated plans could introduce millions of lower-income Americans to retirement savings.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
Earlier in April, the company released new generative artificial intelligence ads and reported that automated ad channels drove $2 billion in ad spending with digital audio since the beginning of the year.
—Cj Haddad, CNBC, 16 Apr. 2025
Importantly, Tesla hasn’t done the same type of extensive on-road testing Waymo has since 2009, and Musk claims automated vehicles can operate safely with only cameras, eschewing the laser lidar and radar every other robotaxi developer considers essential to operating safely.
—Alan Ohnsman, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
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“Automated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/automated. Accessed 26 Apr. 2025.
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