auton
auton · autons
A machine or robot, usually in the form of a living being, designed to follow a…A machine or robot, usually in the form of a living being, designed to follow a precise sequence of instructions.
UK/ˈɔː.tɒn/US/ˈɑ.tɑn/
Meaning
1 sensesA machine or robot, usually in the form of a living being, designed to follow a precise sequence of instructions.
Origin
Coined by Robert Holmes in 1969, from a contraction of automaton.Coined by Robert Holmes in 1969, from a contraction of automaton.
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