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automatic

a. (of a device, mechanism, etc.) able to activate, move, or regulate itself

b. (of an act or process) performed by such automatic equipment

2. (of the action of a muscle, gland, etc.) involuntary or reflex

3. a motor vehicle having automatic transmission

4. a machine that operates automatically

automatic [¦ȯd·ə¦mad·ik]

(engineering)

Having a self-acting mechanism that performs a required act at a predetermined time or in response to certain conditions.

(ordnance)

automatic weapon

automatic

Said of a door, window, or other opening protective device that is so constructed and arranged that, when actuated by a predetermined temperature or rise in temperature, it will operate as intended.

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It was this automatic assumption of a role that was considered imperative.

The Iron Heel by London, Jack View in context

About his middle was strapped a belt, which carried a large-calibred automatic pistol and several spare clips, loaded and ready for quick work.

Adventure by London, Jack View in context

On that account Engineer Murchison hastened to San Francisco, and had some enormous grappling-irons fixed on an automatic system, which would never let the projectile go if it once succeeded in seizing it in its powerful claws.

Round The Moon by Verne, Jules View in context

Automated Coal Mining

Automated Control Design

Automated Countdown

automated decision making

Automated Engineering Design

automated fingerprint identification system