Automation (disambiguation)

Automation is the process of self-reliability.

Automation may also refer to:

Computing

 * Build automation, the use of managed make tools
 * Business process automation, streamlining business operations with software
 * Document automation, the use of software to streamline document creation
 * Electronic design automation, software filling in details of circuit design
 * Office automation, software assisting employees in performing job duties
 * OLE Automation, the mechanism whereby applications can access and manipulate shared automation objects that are exported by other applications.
 * Robotic process automation, automating tasks in back-end and front-end systems directly in the GUI
 * Support automation, automating problem prevention and resolution processes solutions
 * Test automation, simulation of user actions to automate software testing

Others

 * Automation (video game), a 2015 game for Windows
 * The Automation, a 2014 novel by an anonymous author using the pen names B.L.A. and G.B. Gabbler
 * Broadcast automation, scheduling of broadcasts carried out automatically
 * Building automation, regulating environmental parameters for human-occupied buildings
 * Console automation, using motorized faders of an audio workstation to automate signal changes
 * Home automation, regulating environmental parameters for private occupances
 * Laboratory automation, automation of laboratory tasks
 * "Automation", a song by the Smashing Pumpkins from Atum: A Rock Opera in Three Acts, 2023