Automation (disambiguation)

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Automation is the operation of machinery without human supervision. Automation may also refer to:

[edit] Computing

• Build automation, the use of managed make tools
• Business process automation, streamlining business operations with software
• Electronic design automation, software filling in details of circuit design
• Office automation, software assisting employees in performing job duties
• Support automation, interactive self-help and support systems
• Test automation, simulation of user actions
• OLE Automation, the mechanism whereby applications can access and manipulate shared automation objects that are exported by other applications.

[edit] Other

• Automation Alley, a business association in Michigan, USA
• Broadcast automation, scheduling of broadcasts carried out automatically
• Building automation, regulating environmental parameters for human-occupied buildings
• Home automation, regulating environmental parameters for private occupances
• Laboratory automation, automation of laboratory tasks