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RPA [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-01-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Applications of Automation
- Information Processing (Informatics)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- robotic process automation
1, record 1, English, robotic%20process%20automation
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- RPA 1, record 1, English, RPA
correct, noun
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- robotic process automatization 2, record 1, English, robotic%20process%20automatization
correct, noun
- RPA 2, record 1, English, RPA
correct, noun
- RPA 2, record 1, English, RPA
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... the use of ... software robots to automate ... repeatable business processes. 3, record 1, English, - robotic%20process%20automation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[The robots] work directly across application user interfaces, mimicking the actions a person would perform, including logging in and out of applications, copying and pasting data, opening emails and attachments, and filling out forms. 3, record 1, English, - robotic%20process%20automation
Record 1, Key term(s)
- robotic process automatisation
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Automatisation et applications
- Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- automatisation robotisée des processus
1, record 1, French, automatisation%20robotis%C3%A9e%20des%20processus
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- ARP 2, record 1, French, ARP
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- automatisation des processus robotisée 3, record 1, French, automatisation%20des%20processus%20robotis%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
- automatisation des processus robotisés 4, record 1, French, automatisation%20des%20processus%20robotis%C3%A9s
avoid, see observation, feminine noun
- APR 5, record 1, French, APR
avoid, feminine noun
- APR 5, record 1, French, APR
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'automatisation robotisée des processus consiste à mettre en œuvre des «robots logiciels» pour automatiser au maximum [des] tâches fastidieuses et répétitives [...] 6, record 1, French, - automatisation%20robotis%C3%A9e%20des%20processus
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
automatisation des processus robotisés : Bien que cette désignation soit utilisée, elle est à éviter, car sa construction est erronée. En effet, ce ne sont pas les processus qui sont robotisés, mais bien l'automatisation. 7, record 1, French, - automatisation%20robotis%C3%A9e%20des%20processus
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Automatización y aplicaciones
- Tratamiento de la información (Informática)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- automatización de procesos robotizados
1, record 1, Spanish, automatizaci%C3%B3n%20de%20procesos%20robotizados
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
- RPA 1, record 1, Spanish, RPA
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
RPA : por sus siglas en inglés "robotic process automation". 2, record 1, Spanish, - automatizaci%C3%B3n%20de%20procesos%20robotizados
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