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Automation

"Automation" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Controlled operation of an apparatus, process, or system by mechanical or electronic devices that take the place of human organs of observation, effort, and decision. (From Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 1993)


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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Automation" by people in this website by year, and whether "Automation" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
Bar chart showing 82 publications over 24 distinct years, with a maximum of 8 publications in 2006 and 2020
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