computer-controlled procedure
nounUK /kəmˈpjuːtə kənˈtrəʊld prəˈsiːdʒə/
US /kəmˈpjuːtər kənˈtroʊld prəˈsiːdʒər/
A job that a computer runs and watches over by itself.
The factory uses a computer-controlled procedure to paint each car.
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2. A set of steps in a lab or hospital that a computer guides and checks.
The blood test follows a computer-controlled procedure to keep results exact.
3. A fixed way of doing something that a program manages from start to finish.
Backing up the files is a computer-controlled procedure that runs every night.
4. A manufacturing method where machines follow computer instructions instead of people.
The new computer-controlled procedure cut the number of mistakes in half.