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automat

au·to·mat

US/ˈɔtəmæt/ uncommon

noun

1.

a vending machine from which you can get food

2.

a cafeteria where food is served from machines

Origin

Borrowed from German Automat, as the system was originally developed in Germany in the late 19th c. Doublet of automaton.

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