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semi-automated

semi-automated

4.1
Partly done by machines and partly by people
  • adjective
  • /ˌsɛmiˈɔːtəˌmeɪtɪd/
  • Specialized
translation icon : semi-automatizado
  • This semi-automated process saves time while still needing operator input for adjustments.
  • semi-automated measurement
  • semi-automated goniometric

I, I'd love to see exactly that kind of semi automated understanding of what people write and what people say.

Examples

  • Abstract: Normal subjects were used to evaluate a fiber optic instrumented glove for semi-automated goniometric measurement.

    Academic text (1990)

  • The glove should have applicability to some aspects of hand evaluation as a semi-automated goniometric measurement device.

    Academic text (1990)

  • I, I'd love to see exactly that kind of semi automated understanding of what people write and what people say.

    Lex Fridman

  • This is typically a quick and straightforward, semi-automated procedure.

    Academic text (2017)

  • We will demonstrate manual and semi-automated units for R&D or manufacturing cleaning applications.

    Academic text (2004)

  • Finally, the development of new software/echographer with the availability of tools for automated/semi-automated calculations will help to reduce infra/inter-operator variability 1-10,39.

    Academic text (2017)

  • A semi-automated computer-based method for taking these measurements would demand less time and allow therapists more time to work with the patients while still achieving improved consistency and accuracy.

    Academic text (1990)

  • The factory uses a semi-automated system that requires human oversight for quality control.

  • We rely on semi-automated tools to help streamline our data entry tasks without losing accuracy.

Antonyms

automated
74 4.0

Machines or computers run a system instead of people

How Automated

automated
74 4.0
semi-automated
  • Specialized
4.1
manual
101 3.8

Surface Forms

semi-automated positive
semi-automatically positive

Morphology

semi-automated = automated (transparent) = semi + automate + ed

The word is transparently formed by adding 'semi-' to 'automated', giving the straightforward meaning 'partly automated'.

Etymology

Semi-automated starts with semi- meaning 'half', as in semi-final, and its second part comes from auto- meaning 'self', as in automatic, so automated means 'works by itself'. So semi-automated is 'half self-working', which is why it describes systems that are partly run by machines and partly by people.