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autómata

automaton

noun ow-TOH-mah-tah Rare

Origin: From Greek automatos (self-moving), from autos (self) + matos (thinking, moved by will).

Also means

robot

Usage Note

Autómata is masculine despite ending in -a, a pattern shared with other Greek-origin words like planeta and poeta. It refers to a self-operating machine or, figuratively, a person acting mechanically without thought. In computing, autómata is the technical term for 'automaton' in formal language theory (autómata finito, finite automaton).

Examples

"El autómata ejecuta las tareas de forma automática."

Natural Translation

The automaton carries out tasks automatically.

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