Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

autonomation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: au-tono-ma-tion
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An automation design concept developed at Toyota, using error-proofing and automatic process defect detection to ease human participation in demanding just-in-time manufacturing.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Autonomation means transferring human intelligence to a machine."
"This concept of autonomation is meant to convey the combination of mechanical automation and human control. "Autonomation" implies the attachment of extra functions to automated machines so the machine will stop automatically when […]."

Usage

Uncountable

Phrases

poka-yoke

Frequently Paired Words

automation autonomy poka-yoke

Synonyms

jidoka

Questions

What does autonomation mean?: An automation design concept developed at Toyota, using error-proofing and automatic process defect detection to ease human participation in demanding just-in-time manufacturing.

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