Automation
RPA (Robotic Process Automation)
RPA is a category of software that automates UI-driven and form-based business tasks by mimicking user actions in legacy applications. It's brittle to UI changes and is increasingly being replaced or augmented by API-first AI agents.
Related terms
- Workflow Automation — Workflow automation is the replacement of repetitive multi-step business processes with software that executes them deterministically, with optional human checkpoints at decision points.