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Automaton Moderate

Origin: Greek prefix auto-

Automaton has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

someone who acts or responds in a mechanical or apathetic way

"only an automaton wouldn't have noticed"

2

a mechanism that can move automatically

3

A machine or robot designed to follow a precise sequence of instructions.

See Also
automate automation automatic state machine automatize emotion finite automaton figure
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Rhyming Words
ton eton ston niton piton anton riton luton jeton myton eaton seton axton upton eston orton auton moton baton acton
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