automaton
/ɔːˈtɒmətən/
noun
- 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 finite 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.
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