computer-controlled process
nounUK /kəmˈpjuːtə kənˈtrəʊld ˈprəʊsɛs/
US /kəmˈpjutər kənˈtroʊld ˈprɑsɛs/
A job that a computer runs and watches over all by itself.
The factory uses a computer-controlled process to make toy cars.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. A series of steps in a factory that a computer guides from start to finish.
Bottling the juice is a computer-controlled process.
3. A way of doing something where a computer makes the choices instead of a person.
Sorting the mail is now a computer-controlled process.
4. A set of actions in a machine that follows computer instructions.
The heating is a computer-controlled process that keeps the room warm.