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Record 1 2025-01-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Applications of Automation
  • Information Processing (Informatics)
DEF

... the use of ... software robots to automate ... repeatable business processes.

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.

Key term(s)
  • robotic process automatisation

French

Domaine(s)
  • Automatisation et applications
  • Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
CONT

L'automatisation robotisée des processus consiste à mettre en œuvre des «robots logiciels» pour automatiser au maximum [des] tâches fastidieuses et répétitives [...]

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.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Automatización y aplicaciones
  • Tratamiento de la información (Informática)
OBS

RPA: por sus siglas en inglés "robotic process automation".

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