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by answerbag-guy on February 5th, 2007

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How did the word AUTOMATION come about?

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  • by canadianhelper on February 5th, 2007

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    1748, first used by Eng. physician and philosopher David Hartley (1705-57) in ref. to involuntary animal or human actions, from Gk. automatos "self-acting," from autos- "self" (comb. form) + matos "thinking, animated." Sense of "self-acting, having power of motion" is from 1812; especially of machinery which simulates human action from 1940. As an abbreviation of automatic pistol or gun, it is attested from 1902; meaning "car with an automatic transmission" is from 1949. Automatic teller first attested 1971.

    Automation was coined 1948 by Ford Motor Co. Vice President Delmar S. Harder;

    automate is a 1952 back-formation.

    http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=automation&searchmode=none

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