(rare, computing) Extreme automation; the automating of as many processes as possible.

(intransitive) To perform ballads. / (transitive) To adapt or convert into a ballad.

(archaic) To shut away, confine, lock up. / (of a bird) To moult. / (of a bird, obsolete) To cause to moult. / (of a deer, obsolete) To shed antlers.

A technique in metafiction whereby a character displays awareness of being part of a dramatic work.