as in automated
designed to replace or decrease human labor and especially physical labor a self-regulating thermostat runs the home's heating and cooling system

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  • Ensure your customer service is available where the customer wants it, engage with them promptly and empower your customer service operation with the knowledge and capability (human and automated) to provide smooth, stress-free customer service solutions.
    Michael Podolsky, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
  • Technology defines the financial services industry, from providing real-time data and automated strategies to allowing for superior trade execution.
    David Billy, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
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  • These teams include 29 conference champions who receive automatic berths and 35 at-large teams selected by the NCAA DI Baseball Committee.
    Giovanni Malloy, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
  • Almost a month later, on June 1, the spacecraft was less than four minutes away from liftoff when the ground launch sequencer — the computer that launches the rocket — triggered an automatic hold.
    Jillian Frankel, People.com, 6 June 2025
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“Self-regulating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-regulating. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.

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