Maszynowo

Maszynowo is a Polish adverb used to describe the manner in which an action is performed, specifically by machines or through automation. The term is derived from the noun maszyna (machine) and the suffix -owo, and is related to the adjective maszynowy (machine-related).

In usage, maszynowo appears mainly in technical, industrial, or computational language. It contrasts with ręcznie (manually) and automatycznie (automatically) and emphasizes the involvement of machines in the process rather than human labor or purely human-controlled steps. The nuance can cover processes that are carried out by machinery, sometimes within automated systems, rather than by human hands alone.

Common collocations include przetwarzanie maszynowe (machine processing) and tłumaczenie maszynowe (machine translation). The phrase can describe data processing, manufacturing methods, or outputs that are produced by machines rather than by human operators. In language technology, maszynowo is often used to refer to outputs generated by software or hardware that operates algorithmically.

Examples of use include: “Dane zostały przetworzone maszynowo.” (The data were processed by machine.) “Tłumaczenie maszynowe jest często tańsze, lecz mniej precyzyjne niż tłumaczenie ludzkie.” Maszynowo is more common in written, technical discourse than in everyday speech, where more explicit terms like ręcznie or automatycznie are frequently preferred.

See also: maszyna, maszynowy, ręcznie, automatycznie, tłumaczenie maszynowe.