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| au·tom·a·ton [ aw tómmətən, aw tómmə tòn ] (plural au·tom·a·tons or au·tom·a·ta [ aw tómmətə ]) |
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1. independent and complex machine: a machine that contains its own power source and can perform a complicated series of actions, including responses to external stimuli, without human intervention
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2. somebody who acts like machine: somebody who behaves like a machine in emotionlessly obeying instructions and performing repetitive actions
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| [Early 17th century. Via Latin< Greek, neuter of automatos "acting by itself"] |
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  au·tom·a·tous adjective |
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