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mechanization

[mek-uh-nahy-zey-shuhn] / ˌmɛk ə naɪˈzeɪ ʃən /
NOUN
automation
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But it was the fully realized concept of interchangeable parts and the mechanization of production that made possible the huge increases in industrial production in America during the decades after the Civil War.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

When Disney goes from leaning on a desk to standing, and then back again, you’ll be looking around the stage, wondering just what mechanization allowed that to happen.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 17, 2025

It grew well and people liked the taste — and the advances of the Industrial Revolution, including the mechanization of agriculture and the introduction of the railroad, propelled it to the fore.

From Salon • Jan. 18, 2024

John Deskins, director of the West Virginia University Bureau of Business and Economic Research, said 75% of West Virginia’s coal jobs were disappearing before coal production dropped because of mechanization.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 11, 2023

But mechanization wasn’t Duke’s only weapon in the struggle for market dominance.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson




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