automaton
/ɔːˈtɒmətən/ nom C2En français : automate
- A machine or robot designed to follow a precise sequence of instructions.
- A person who acts like a machine or robot, often defined as having a monotonous lifestyle and lacking in emotion. · Due to her strict adherence to her daily schedule, Jessica was becoming more and more convinced that she was an automaton.
- A formal system, such as a finite-state machine or cellular automaton.
- A toy in the form of a mechanical figure.
- The self-acting power of the muscular and nervous systems, by which movement is effected without intelligent determination.
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