(adj) operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control, Ant. manual, Example:automatic transmission; a budget deficit that caused automatic spending cuts

automatic

(adj) resembling the unthinking functioning of a machine, Syn. robotlike, machinelike, robotic, automatonlike, Example:an automatic `thank you'; machinelike efficiency

automatic

(adj) without volition or conscious control, Syn. reflexive, reflex, Example:the automatic shrinking of the pupils of the eye in strong light; a reflex knee jerk; sneezing is reflexive

automatically

(adv) in a reflex manner, Example:he answered automatically

automatic choke

(n) a choke that automatically controls the flow of air to the carburetor

automatic data processing

(n) data processing by a computer, Syn. ADP

automatic firearm

(n) a firearm that reloads itself and keeps firing until the trigger is released, Syn. automatic gun, automatic weapon

automatic pilot

(n) a cognitive state in which you act without self-awareness, Syn. autopilot, Example:she went about her chores on automatic pilot; too much of the writing seems to have been done on automatic pilot; she talked and he dozed and my mind went on autopilot

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)

automat

n. 1. a vending machine from which you can get food. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. a type of cafeteria where food is served from machines. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

automate

v. 1. make automatic; to change [ a process ] so that it is mostly automatic; to substitute machinery for human labor in an activity.
Syn. -- automatize. [ WordNet 1.5 ] [ +PJC ]

automated

adj. 1. 1 accomplished by machinary without the intervention of a human operator; -- of processes. Development of the automated sequence analyzer made practical a project to sequence the human genome.
Syn. -- machine-controlled, machine-driven. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

Automath

n. [ Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; self + &unr_;, &unr_;, to learn. ] One who is self-taught. [ R. ] Young. [ 1913 Webster ]

automatic

n. 1. light machine gun.
Syn. -- automatic rifle, machine rifle [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. a pistol that will keep firing until the ammunition is gone or the trigger is released; as, a .45 automatic.
Syn. -- automatic pistol. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

Automatical

{ } a. [ Cf. F. automatique. See Automaton. ] 1. Having an inherent power of action or motion. [ 1913 Webster ]

Nothing can be said to be automatic. Sir H. Davy. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Pertaining to, or produced by, an automaton; of the nature of an automaton; self-acting or self-regulating under fixed conditions; operating with minimal human intervention; -- esp. applied to machinery or devices in which certain things formerly or usually done by hand are done by the machine or device itself; as, the automatic feed of a lathe; automatic gas lighting; an automatic engine or switch; an automatic mouse; an automatic transmission. The opposite of manual. Narrower terms are: autoloading(prenominal), semiautomatic ; automated, machine-controlled, machine-driven ; self-acting, self-activating, self-moving, self-regulating ; self-locking ; self-winding . Also See: mechanical. [ 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 ]

3. (Physiol.) Not voluntary; not depending on the will; mechanical; controlled by the autonomic nervous system; without conscious control; as, automatic movements or functions. The opposite of voluntary.
Syn. -- reflex(prenominal), reflexive, involuntary [ 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 ]

Unconscious or automatic reasoning. H. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. like the unthinking functioning of a machine. an automatic `thank you'
Syn. -- automaton-like, automatonlike, machinelike, machine-like, robotlike. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

Automatic arts, such economic arts or manufacture as are carried on by self-acting machinery. Ure. [ 1913 Webster ]

Automatically

adv. In an automatic manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

Automatism

n. The state or quality of being automatic; the power of self-moving; automatic, mechanical, or involuntary action. Specifically: (Metaph.) A theory as to the activity of matter. [ 1913 Webster ]

automatize

v. t. same as automate.
Syn. -- automate. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

Automaton

n.; pl. L. Automata E. Automatons [ L. fr. Gr. &unr_;, neut. of &unr_; self-moving; &unr_; self + a root ma, man, to strive, think, cf. &unr_; to strive. See Mean, v. i. ] 1. Any thing or being regarded as having the power of spontaneous motion or action. Huxley. [ 1913 Webster ]

So great and admirable an automaton as the world. Boyle. [ 1913 Webster ]

These living automata, human bodies. Boyle. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A self-moving machine, or one which has its motive power within itself; -- applied chiefly to machines which appear to imitate spontaneously the motions of living beings, such as men, birds, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

German-English: TU-Chemnitz DING Dictionary DING DE-EN Dictionary

automatische Anrufbeantwortung { f }

automatic answering; auto answer; auto answering

automatische Anrufwiederholung { f }

automatic redialing

automatische Ansage { f }

recorded message

automatische Anschaltleitungstrennung { f }

automatic answer disconnect

automatische Anschaltleitungstrennung { f }

automatic answer hang up

automatischer Antwortbetrieb

auto answer mode

automatische Ausschaltung { f }

automatic cutout

Automat { m } | Automaten { pl }

automate | automats

Automat { m }

automatic machine

Automatenstahl { m }

free cutting steel

Automatenverpackung { f }

package for automatic machine

Automatik { f }

automatic

Automatik { f }

automatism

Automatikgetriebe { n } [ auto ]

automatic transmission; automatic gear

Automatikuhr { f }

self-winding clock; self-winding watch

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