Technology streamlining routine office tasks.

Using technology to manage libraries.

In Microsoft Windows applications programming, (later renamed to simply Automation) an inter-process communication mechanism created by Microsoft.

Control household functions automatically, remotely.

In software testing, test automation is the use of software separate from the software being tested to control the execution of tests and the comparison of actual outcomes with predicted outcomes.

Building automation, also known as building management system or building energy management system, is the automatic centralized control of a building's HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning), electrical, lighting, shading, access control, security systems, and other interrelated systems.