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robots

Main Entry:: ro·bot
Pronunciation:: \ˈrō-ˌbät, -bət\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: Czech, from robota compulsory labor; akin to Old High German arabeit trouble, Latin orbus orphaned — more at orphan
Date:: 1923

1 a: a machine that looks like a human being and performs various complex acts (as walking or talking) of a human being; also : a similar but fictional machine whose lack of capacity for human emotions is often emphasized b: an efficient insensitive person who functions automatically2: a device that automatically performs complicated often repetitive tasks3: a mechanism guided by automatic controls

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\ˈrō-ˌbä-ˌti-zəm, -bə-\ noun

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