automaton.
A machine or robot designed to follow a precise sequence of instructions.
Meaning & usage
A machine or robot designed to follow a precise sequence of instructions.
A person who acts like a machine or robot, often defined as having a monotonous lifestyle and lacking in emotion.
Due to her strict adherence to her daily schedule, Jessica was becoming more and more convinced that she was an automaton.
A formal system, such as a finite-state machine or cellular automaton.
A toy in the form of a mechanical figure.
The self-acting power of the muscular and nervous systems, by which movement is effected without intelligent determination.
Where this word comes from
From Ancient Greek αὐτόματον (autómaton), neuter of αὐτόματος (autómatos, “self moving, self willed”). Doublet of automat.
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