automatic
adjective
- 1
operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control
automatic transmission
a budget deficit that caused automatic spending cuts
- 2
resembling the unthinking functioning of a machine
an automatic `thank you'
machinelike efficiency
- 3
without volition or conscious control
the automatic shrinking of the pupils of the eye in strong light
a reflex knee jerk
noun
- 1
a pistol that will keep firing until the ammunition is gone or the trigger is released
- 2
light machine gun
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