automated
An automated system or task is done by a machine or computer instead of directly by a person.
Controlled, operated, or carried out by machines or computer software with little or no direct human involvement.
If someone automated a task, they changed it so a machine or computer does it.
Past tense and past participle of automate: made a task, process, or system operate by machines or computer software with little or no direct human involvement.
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automated call
1computer-made phone call
An automated call is a phone call made by a system, not by a person speaking live.
- The school sent an automated call to parents about the early closing.
- Many customers received an automated call reminding them of their appointment.
- I received an automated call from the pharmacy.
automated decision-making
1algorithmic decisions without humans
Automated decision-making is when a computer system makes decisions that people used to make.
- The company uses automated decision-making to approve some loan applications.
- New rules require organizations to explain certain forms of automated decision-making.
- Automated decision-making can affect jobs and loans.
automated external defibrillator
1portable emergency heart-shock device
An automated external defibrillator, or AED, is an emergency device used when someone's heart has stopped beating normally.
- An automated external defibrillator is mounted near the elevators.
- The coach used the automated external defibrillator while another volunteer called emergency services.
- The gym has an automated external defibrillator.
automated message
1computer-generated message
An automated message is sent or played automatically by a system.
- After I booked the ticket, I received an automated message with the confirmation number.
- The automated message said our call might be recorded.
- I got an automated message from the clinic.
automated phone system
1automatic call-menu system
An automated phone system answers your call and asks you to choose options before you speak to a person.
- I spent ten minutes in the automated phone system before I reached a representative.
- The clinic's automated phone system lets patients confirm or cancel appointments.
- The automated phone system asked me to press 1.
automated response
1automatic reply
An automated response is a reply sent automatically by a computer system.
- I got an automated response saying she was out of the office.
- The website sends an automated response when a customer submits the form.
- The app sent an automated response.
automated teller machine
1machine for bank transactions
A machine you use to get cash from your bank account.
- I stopped at an automated teller machine to withdraw some cash.
- There’s an automated teller machine inside the grocery store.
- The automated teller machine kept my card, so I had to call the bank.
- I used an automated teller machine to get cash.
- The automated teller machine is next to the bank.
automated teller machine
1bank cash machine
An automated teller machine is an ATM, a machine for getting cash from your bank account.
- The fee applies when you use an automated teller machine outside the bank's network.
- An automated teller machine in the lobby is available 24 hours a day.
- I used an automated teller machine to get cash.
automated testing
1software tests run automatically
Automated testing uses programs to check whether software works correctly.
- The development team uses automated testing to catch bugs before release.
- Automated testing is useful for checks that must be repeated many times.
- Automated testing helped the team find errors quickly.