Definition of "automata" []

• A plural of automaton. (noun)

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• "For a while, I thought I might find a way to represent an evolutionary process in automata-theoretic terms."
• "An automata is a self-moving machine, and so is a computer."
• "Great whitepaper explaining the visceral reaction we have to certain automata and movie monsters."