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Automate vs Automated - What's the difference?

automate | automated |

As verbs the difference between automate and automated

is that automate is to replace or enhance human labor with machines while automated is past tense of automate.

As an adjective automated is

made automatic.

automate

English

Verb

(en-verb)
  • To replace or enhance human labor with machines.
    • Many offices still need to automate .

    Related terms

    * automat * automatic * automation * automatization * automatize * automaton ----

    automated

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Made automatic
  • Done by machine.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (automate)