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automaton
noun automatons, automata
    1. A machine or robot that has been programmed to perform specific actions in a manner imitative of a human or animal, especially such a device used as a toy, amusement or decoration.
      Thesaurus: machine, robot, android.
    2. Someone who acts like a machine, according to routine and without thinking.
Etymology: 17c: from Greek automatos acting independently.



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