as in automated
designed to replace or decrease human labor and especially physical labor vehicular access to the building complex is controlled by a self-operating gate opener

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Recent Examples of self-operating Food and Nutrition Services runs a self-operating budget within the school district and does not receive money from the district’s general fund. Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 14 May 2025 Researchers and filmmakers now deploy self-operating sail drones with high-resolution cameras and real-time streaming capabilities, enabling continuous monitoring of deep-sea ecosystems that supports both marine conservation and scientific discovery. Bill Gourgey, Popular Science, 13 Mar. 2025 Walk into the Anna Hiss Gymnasium at the University of Texas, and an autonomous, or self-operating, robot might just pass by you. Lily Kepner, Austin American-Statesman, 18 Mar. 2024 Autonomous Material Transport Progress in autonomous material transport has refined manufacturing processes, as drones and self-operating vehicles now efficiently move goods. Expert Panel®, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024 No brand is a self-operating vehicle, especially in a bumpy economy. Matthew Dunlap, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-operating
Adjective
  • Technology defines the financial services industry, from providing real-time data and automated strategies to allowing for superior trade execution.
    David Billy, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
  • There are advertisements for automated tools for compliance, security, graphic design, customer service, IT, job-interview coaching, even custom insoles—and, above all, AI products that promise to speed the development of still more powerful AI products.
    Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 13 May 2025
Adjective
  • Freeman has received automatic annual 3% raises, according to her contracts.
    Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 May 2025
  • The future of a human-humanoid future can not be left in the hands of international organisations alone, nor can it be considered as the automatic outcome of private sector progress.
    Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
Adjective
  • Through robotic production line, Losanje manages to transform finished textile products — from clothing to bedsheets and curtains, among other goods — into ready-to-reuse fabrics.
    Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 16 May 2025
  • The goofy novelty of AI making adequate songs out of taboo subjects will fade, but millions bending the knee to robotic mediocrity isn’t going away anytime soon.
    Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 14 May 2025

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“Self-operating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-operating. Accessed 29 May. 2025.

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