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 Definitions for automata: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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Automaton \Au*tom"a*ton\, n.; pl. L. Automata, E.
Automatons. [L. fr. Gr. ?, neut. of ? self-moving; ? self +
a root ma, man, to strive, think, cf. ? to strive. See
Mean, v. i.]
1. Any thing or being regarded as having the power of
spontaneous motion or action. --Huxley.
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So great and admirable an automaton as the world.
--Boyle.
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These living automata, human bodies. --Boyle.
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2. A self-moving machine, or one which has its motive power
within itself; -- applied chiefly to machines which appear
to imitate spontaneously the motions of living beings,
such as men, birds, etc.
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WordNet (r) 2.0
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automata
See automaton
WordNet (r) 2.0
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automaton
n 1: someone who acts or responds in a mechanical or apathetic
way; "only an automaton wouldn't have noticed" [syn: zombi,
zombie]
2: a mechanism that can move automatically [syn: robot, golem]
[also: automata (pl)]
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)
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automata
automaton
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