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Automaton Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries
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automaton
<robotics, mathematics, algorithm> (Plural automata) A machine, robot, or formal system designed to follow a precise sequence of instructions.
Automata theory, the invention and study of automata, includes the study of the capabilities and limitations of computing processes, the manner in which systems receive input, process it, and produce output, and the relationships between behavioural theories and the operation and use of automated devices.
See also cellular automaton, finite state machine.
(1996-04-23)
<robotics, mathematics, algorithm> (Plural automata) A machine, robot, or formal system designed to follow a precise sequence of instructions.
Automata theory, the invention and study of automata, includes the study of the capabilities and limitations of computing processes, the manner in which systems receive input, process it, and produce output, and the relationships between behavioural theories and the operation and use of automated devices.
See also cellular automaton, finite state machine.
(1996-04-23)
Automaton Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Automaton
(v. i.)
Any thing or being regarded as having the power of spontaneous motion or action.
(v. i.)
A self-moving machine, or one which has its motive power within itself; -- applied chiefly to machines which appear to imitate spontaneously the motions of living beings, such as men, birds, etc.
(v. i.)
Any thing or being regarded as having the power of spontaneous motion or action.
(v. i.)
A self-moving machine, or one which has its motive power within itself; -- applied chiefly to machines which appear to imitate spontaneously the motions of living beings, such as men, birds, etc.
| WordNet 2.0 |
automaton
Noun
1. someone who acts or responds in a mechanical or apathetic way; "only an automaton wouldn't have noticed"
(synonym) zombi, zombie
(hypernym) anomaly, unusual person
(derivation) automatize, automatise
2. a mechanism that can move automatically
(synonym) robot, golem
(hypernym) mechanism
(hyponym) android, humanoid, mechanical man
(derivation) automatize, automatise
Noun
1. someone who acts or responds in a mechanical or apathetic way; "only an automaton wouldn't have noticed"
(synonym) zombi, zombie
(hypernym) anomaly, unusual person
(derivation) automatize, automatise
2. a mechanism that can move automatically
(synonym) robot, golem
(hypernym) mechanism
(hyponym) android, humanoid, mechanical man
(derivation) automatize, automatise
| hEnglish - advanced version |
automaton
automaton
\au*tom"a*ton\ (&?;), n.; pl. l. automata (&?;), e. automatons (&?;). [l. fr. gr. &?;, neut. of &?; self-moving; &?; self + a root ma, man, to strive, think, cf. &?; to strive. see mean, v. i.]
1. any thing or being regarded as having the power of spontaneous motion or action. so great and admirable an automaton as the world. these living automata, human bodies.
2. a self-moving machine, or one which has its motive power within itself; -- applied chiefly to machines which appear to imitate spontaneously the motions of living beings, such as men, birds, etc.
automaton
n
1. someone who acts or responds in a mechanical or apathetic way; "only an automaton wouldn't have noticed" [syn: zombi, zombie]
2. a mechanism that can move automatically [syn: robot, golem]
similar words(1)
cellular automaton
automaton
\au*tom"a*ton\ (&?;), n.; pl. l. automata (&?;), e. automatons (&?;). [l. fr. gr. &?;, neut. of &?; self-moving; &?; self + a root ma, man, to strive, think, cf. &?; to strive. see mean, v. i.]
1. any thing or being regarded as having the power of spontaneous motion or action. so great and admirable an automaton as the world. these living automata, human bodies.
2. a self-moving machine, or one which has its motive power within itself; -- applied chiefly to machines which appear to imitate spontaneously the motions of living beings, such as men, birds, etc.
automaton
n
1. someone who acts or responds in a mechanical or apathetic way; "only an automaton wouldn't have noticed" [syn: zombi, zombie]
2. a mechanism that can move automatically [syn: robot, golem]
similar words(1)
cellular automaton
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automaton
Any living being whose actions are or appear to be involuntary or mechanical.
Any living being whose actions are or appear to be involuntary or mechanical.
Automaton Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
| JM Latin-English Dictionary |
automaton
N
automaton| automatic/self-moving mechanism; automatic/puppet-like movements
N
automaton| automatic/self-moving mechanism; automatic/puppet-like movements
Automaton Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Automaton
- This article is about a self-operating machine. For other uses of Automaton, see Automaton (disambiguation) or Automata (disambiguation).
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