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automatic 1. 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) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Minsky, a computer scientist, proposes that thinking can be understood as a series of machinelike processes. It would be almost tempting to call the Phil a well-oiled machine because of its precision and Salonen's strong hand, but there is nothing machinelike about the sound, which had a simmering brilliance. When in 1927 Fritz Lang's lavish film came to German cinemas it proved to be a financial disaster; all too hopeless was his vision of the future world as a machinelike organism. |
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