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automatons

The correct spelling is automatons.

How to pronounce automatons

noun

IPA: /ɔːˈtɒm.ə.tənz/

Say it like: Aut-oma-ton-s

The correct spelling is automatons. A machine or robot designed to follow a precise sequence of instructions. For example: "Due to her strict adherence to her daily schedule, Jessica was becoming more and more convinced that she was an automaton."

Usage Examples

Due to her strict adherence to her daily schedule, Jessica was becoming more and more convinced that she was an automaton.

Definition

noun

  1. 1.A machine or robot designed to follow a precise sequence of instructions.
  2. 2.A person who acts like a machine or robot, often defined as having a monotonous lifestyle and lacking in emotion.
  3. 3.A formal system, such as finite automaton.
  4. 4.A toy in the form of a mechanical figure.
  5. 5.The self-acting power of the muscular and nervous systems, by which movement is effected without intelligent determination.

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