automaton

中文： 自动机器、自动机

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. · Due to her strict adherence to her daily schedule, Jessica was becoming more and more convinced that she was an automaton.
3. A formal system, such as a finite-state machine or cellular automaton.
4. A toy in the form of a mechanical figure.
5. The self-acting power of the muscular and nervous systems, by which movement is effected without intelligent determination. (dated)

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