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... > social science subjects > sociology > social problems > social problems encyc > economics and work > automation
... > social science subjects > communication and media studies > media studies > media forms > journalism > processes and routines of journalism > automation
... > social science subjects > library and information science > information science > publishing > journalism > processes and routines of journalism > automation
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... > social science subjects > library and information science > information science > publishing > journalism > technology (journalism) > automation
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automation  

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  • Automation is the substitution of self-operating machinery or electronics for manual or animal effort to support or control a broad spectrum of processes. Examples range from automatic teller machines, to robotic farm tractors, to securities transactions, and beyond. [Source: Encyclopedia of Social Problems; Automation]

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