স্বয়ংক্রিয় যন্ত্র (ইংরেজি ভাষায় Automaton (অটোমেটন); বহুবচনে: automata(অটোমাটা)) বলতে কোন নির্দেশ ছাড়াই নিজের থেকে কাজ করতে পারে, এমন যন্ত্রকে বোঝায়। ইংরেজি Automaton শব্দটি কখনো কখনো রোবট (Robot) অর্থেও ব্যবহৃত হয়।[1]
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