automaton

Etymology
From, neuter of. .

Noun

 * 1) A machine or robot designed to follow a precise sequence of instructions.
 * 2) A person who acts like a machine or robot, often defined as having a monotonous lifestyle and lacking in emotion.
 * 3) * July 12, 1816,, letter to Samuel Kercheval Monticello
 * A departure from principle in one instance becomes a precedent for a second, that second for a third, and so on 'til the bulk of the society is reduced to be mere automatons of misery, to have no sensibilities left but for sinning and suffering.
 * 1) A formal system, such as a finite-state machine or cellular automaton.
 * 2) A toy in the form of a mechanical figure.
 * 3)  The self-acting power of the muscular and nervous systems, by which movement is effected without intelligent determination.
 * 1) A formal system, such as a finite-state machine or cellular automaton.
 * 2) A toy in the form of a mechanical figure.
 * 3)  The self-acting power of the muscular and nervous systems, by which movement is effected without intelligent determination.

Translations

 * Albanian:
 * Cherokee: ᏔᎷᎩᏍᎩ ᏴᏫ
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 * Mandarin: 自動機器
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 * Ancient: αὐτόματον
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 * Icelandic: sjálfvirki,
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 * Japanese: オートマトン, 自動機械
 * Latin: automatum, automaton
 * Macedonian: автома́т
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 * Cyrillic: ауто̀ма̄т
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 * Yiddish: אויטאָמאַט


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Etymology
Borrowed from, neuter of.

Noun

 * 1) automaton
 * 2) contraption
 * 3) device