What the heck is Automator?

In LAYMANS terms, please, what exactly does Automator do?

I've used Automator to create several different Finder contextual menu items to perform tasks that would usually require multiple steps. For example, I like using iPhoto, but it doesn't allow changing the file name when importing. So, I used Automator to create a Finder plug-in that imports the photos from the camera, prompts me to batch rename the photos in a numbered sequence and subsequently imports them into iPhoto.
I have created several other Finder plug-ins. Basically, Automator is an easy-to-use, graphical scripting interface. You can use it to, well, uh, you know, like, automate stuff. Hence, the name.
Whether it will be useful to you depends on what you use your computer for. If all you do is, say, surf and send emails, then Automator will likely be of little use to you.

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Command 1:
com.displaylink.driver.DisplayLinkDriver (1.7)
com.rogueamoeba.HermesAudio (3.0.1)
com.Cycling74.driver.Soundflower (1.5.1)
com.bresink.driver.BRESINKx86Monitoring (7.0)
com.logmein.hamachi (1.0)
foo.tun (1.0)
foo.tap (1.0)
Command 2:
com.autodesk.backburner_server
com.autodesk.backburner_manager
net.openvpn.client
com.vmware.launchd.vmware
com.themha.airlock.daemon
com.rogueamoeba.hermes
com.logmein.hamachi
com.google.keystone.daemon
com.displaylink.usbnivolistener
com.bombich.ccc
com.autodesk.wiretapgateway
com.autodesk.sw_start
com.autodesk.sw_server
com.autodesk.sw_probed
com.autodesk.sw_dbd
com.autodesk.sw_bwmgr
com.autodesk.dl_mpd
com.autodesk.backburner_start
com.autodesk.adlm
com.adobe.versioncueCS4
Command 3:
com.wacom.pentablet
com.lexmark.hostregister
com.lexmark.hostinfoupdater
com.lexmark.hbnlistener
com.google.keystone.root.agent
com.displaylink.useragent
com.adobe.CS4ServiceManager
com.google.GoogleContactSyncAgent
com.adobe.ARM.930da3ce175de4e82bd3cdf1dd8571f74bd3b6a7236bc94bfc00f6e9
com.adobe.AAM.Scheduler-1.0
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/Library/Components:
XiphQT.component
/Library/Extensions:
ham.kext
/Library/Frameworks:
.DS_Store
AECore.framework
AEProfiling.framework
AERegistration.framework
Adlm.framework
Adobe AIR.framework
AudioMixEngine.framework
Cairo.framework
Compressor.framework
DSPPublishing.framework
DivX Toolkit.framework
EWSMac-GC.framework
EWSMac.framework
Frameworks
FxPlug.framework
GLib.framework
Gtk.framework
HPDeviceModel.framework
HPPml.framework
HPServicesInterface.framework
HPSmartPrint.framework
Jackmp.framework
Jackservermp.framework
MacFUSE.framework
MediaServerAPI.framework
Mesh3DS.framework
Mono.framework
NyxAudioAnalysis.framework
OpenVPN.framework
Panda.framework
PluginManager.framework
ProMetadataSupport.framework
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Qmaster.framework
TSLicense.framework
WacomMultiTouch.framework
XSKey.framework
libZJBIG.dylib
libxml.framework
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AdobePDFViewer.plugin
CANONiMAGEGATEWAYDL.plugin
CANONiMAGEGATEWAYLI.plugin
CouponPrinter-FireFox.plugin
CouponPrinter-Safari.webplugin
DivXBrowserPlugin.plugin
Flash Player.plugin
Flip4Mac WMV Plugin.plugin
Flip4Mac WMV Plugin.webplugin
Google Earth Web Plug-in.plugin
JavaAppletPlugin.plugin
Quartz Composer.webplugin
QuickTime Plugin.plugin
Silverlight.plugin
Unity Web Player.plugin
Unused
WacomNetscape.plugin
WeatherScope.plugin
flashplayer.xpt
googletalkbrowserplugin.plugin
iPhotoPhotocast.plugin
npdivx.xpt
npgtpo3dautoplugin.plugin
nsIQTScriptablePlugin.xpt
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/Library/LaunchAgents:
com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist
com.adobe.CS4ServiceManager.plist
com.displaylink.useragent.plist
com.google.keystone.agent.plist
com.lexmark.hbnlistener.plist
com.lexmark.hostinfoupdater.plist
com.lexmark.hostregister.plist
com.wacom.pentablet.plist
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com.adobe.versioncueCS4.plist
com.apple.aelwriter.plist
com.apple.qmaster.qmasterd.plist
com.apple.remotepairtool.plist
com.autodesk.adlm.plist
com.autodesk.backburner_manager.plist
com.autodesk.backburner_server.plist
com.autodesk.backburner_start.plist
com.autodesk.dl_mpd.plist
com.autodesk.sw_bwmgr.plist
com.autodesk.sw_dbd.plist
com.autodesk.sw_probed.plist
com.autodesk.sw_server.plist
com.autodesk.sw_start.plist
com.autodesk.wiretapgateway.plist
com.bombich.ccc.plist
com.displaylink.usbnivolistener.plist
com.google.keystone.daemon.plist
com.logmein.hamachi.plist
com.rogueamoeba.hermes.plist
com.themha.airlock.daemon.plist
com.vmware.launchd.vmware.plist
net.openvpn.client.plist
org.macports.Privoxy.plist
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DivX.prefPane
Fan Control.prefPane
Flip4Mac WMV.prefPane
MacFUSE.prefPane
PenTablet.prefPane
VersionCueCS4.prefPane
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com.bombich.ccc
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privoxy
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GBQLGenerator.qlgenerator
LogicQLGenerator.qlgenerator
VMware Fusion QuickLook.qlgenerator
iWork.qlgenerator
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AppleIntermediateCodec.component
AppleMPEG2Codec.component
AppleProResCodec.component
CanonMJPEGAVI.component
CanonMJPEGAVIDec.component
CanonText.component
DVCPROHDCodec.component
DVCPROHDMuxer.component
DVCPROHDVideoDigitizer.component
DVCPROHDVideoOutput.component
DVCPROHDVideoOutputClock.component
DVCPROHDVideoOutputCodec.component
DesktopVideoOut.component
DivX Decoder.component
DivX Encoder.component
FCP Uncompressed 422.component
Flip4Mac WMV Advanced.component
Flip4Mac WMV Export.component
Flip4Mac WMV Import.component
Google Camera Adapter 0.component
Google Camera Adapter 1.component
IMXCodec.component
MayaIFF.component
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GBSpotlightImporter.mdimporter
LogicPro.mdimporter
Microsoft Office.mdimporter
iWork.mdimporter
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FanControlDaemon
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SkypeABDialer.bundle
SkypeABSMS.bundle
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Move_Media_Player.plugin
doubleTwistWebPlugin.bundle
fbplugin_1_0_1.plugin
fbplugin_1_0_3.plugin
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Airlock.prefPane
Connect360.prefPane
Perian.prefPane
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Perian.component
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Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2012 12:49:52 -0700
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Subject: CS6 has been converted from the upgrade I bought to a trial version. What the heck is going on.
    Re: CS6 has been converted from the upgrade I bought to a trial version. What the heck is going on.
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Wyodor wrote:
You could have found it with Spotlight.
New kid on the block?
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