labor-saving
Cutting down effort
Labor-saving describes devices, methods, or technologies that reduce the physical effort or time required to complete a task.
The term emerged with industrialization and remains common in discussions of household appliances and workplace efficiency: labor-saving devices like washing machines and dishwashers, labor-saving software that automates repetitive tasks.
Efficiency-boosting method
- convenienceEase of use
- streamliningMaking more aerodynamic or efficient
- simplificationMaking something less complex
- easeLack of strain
practicality · productivity · shortcut · optimization · expedience · quick · handiness · user-friendly
New device or method
- breakthroughSudden important advance
- advancementForward movement or promotion
- improvementPositive change in quality
- progressMovement toward improvement
modernization · development · upgrade · enhancement · ingenuity · pioneering · transformation · discovery
Converting to machine operation
- roboticsAutomaton design field
- machineryCollective mechanical equipment
- manufacturingIndustrial product creation
- computerizationAdopting digital systems
algorithm · cybernetics · systematization · mass-production · industrialization · production · programming · software
time-saver
Efficiency-boosting method
- convenienceEase of use
- streamliningMaking more aerodynamic or efficient
- simplificationMaking something less complex
ease · practicality · productivity · shortcut · optimization · expedience · quick · handiness · user-friendly · accessibility
invention
New device or method
- breakthroughSudden important advance
- advancementForward movement or promotion
- improvementPositive change in quality
progress · modernization · development · upgrade · enhancement · ingenuity · pioneering · transformation · discovery · research
mechanization
Converting to machine operation
- roboticsAutomaton design field
- machineryCollective mechanical equipment
- manufacturingIndustrial product creation
computerization · algorithm · cybernetics · systematization · mass-production · industrialization · production · programming · software · hardware
dishwasher
Appliance that cleans cookware
- microwaveRadiation-based kitchen heater
- blenderMotorized food puréeing appliance
- dryerAppliance removing moisture
breadmaker · gadgetry · household · kitchen · domestic · appliances · electric · plug-in · motorized · cordless
labor-savinginefficient
Poor at using resources
wasteful · cumbersome · unwieldy · impractical · uneconomical