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automatic
adjective
able
to
work
by
itself
without
people
needing
to
start
,
stop
,
or
guide
it
•
The
doors
of
the
supermarket
slide
open
as
the
customer
approaches
because
they
are
automatic
.
The
doors
of
the
supermarket
slide
open
as
the
customer
approaches
because
they
are
automatic
.
•
Dave
set
an
automatic
timer
to
water
his
plants
while
he
was
on
vacation
.
Dave
set
an
automatic
timer
to
water
his
plants
while
he
was
on
vacation
.
From
Greek
‘
automatos
’
meaning
‘
self-moving
’,
through
Latin
‘
automaticus
’
and
French
‘
automatique
’.
adjective
happening
or
done
without
conscious
thought
because
it
is
a
habit
or
body
reflex
•
Saying
“
thank
you
”
was
so
automatic
that
she
barely
realized
she
’
d
spoken
.
Saying
“
thank
you
”
was
so
automatic
that
she
barely
realized
she
’
d
spoken
.
•
His
automatic
reaction
was
to
duck
when
he
heard
the
loud
bang
.
His
automatic
reaction
was
to
duck
when
he
heard
the
loud
bang
.
noun
a
car
that
changes
gears
by
itself
,
without
the
driver
using
a
clutch
pedal
•
She
prefers
driving
an
automatic
because
it
is
easier
in
heavy
traffic
.
She
prefers
driving
an
automatic
because
it
is
easier
in
heavy
traffic
.
•
Learning
on
an
automatic
can
be
simpler
for
new
drivers
.
Learning
on
an
automatic
can
be
simpler
for
new
drivers
.
adjective
certain
to
happen
or
be
given
,
without
extra
effort
or
decision
•
Finishing
top
of
the
league
gives
the
team
an
automatic
place
in
the
playoffs
.
Finishing
top
of
the
league
gives
the
team
an
automatic
place
in
the
playoffs
.
•
Children
of
employees
have
an
automatic
right
to
join
the
club
.
Children
of
employees
have
an
automatic
right
to
join
the
club
.
noun
a
gun
that
keeps
firing
bullets
as
long
as
the
trigger
is
held
down
•
The
soldier
carried
an
automatic
during
the
training
exercise
.
The
soldier
carried
an
automatic
during
the
training
exercise
.
•
Owning
an
automatic
is
illegal
in
many
countries
.
Owning
an
automatic
is
illegal
in
many
countries
.
automatically
adverb
without
any
human
control
or
effort
,
by
means
of
a
machine
,
program
,
or
built-in
mechanism
•
The
sliding
doors
automatically
open
when
a
customer
gets
close
.
The
sliding
doors
automatically
open
when
a
customer
gets
close
.
•
My
phone
automatically
backs
up
all
photos
to
the
cloud
every
night
.
My
phone
automatically
backs
up
all
photos
to
the
cloud
every
night
.
From
automatic
+
-ly
,
first
recorded
in
the
18th
century
to
describe
self-acting
machines
.
adverb
without
conscious
thought
,
because
of
habit
or
instinct
•
When
the
ball
came
at
her
face
,
she
automatically
raised
her
hands
to
block
it
.
When
the
ball
came
at
her
face
,
she
automatically
raised
her
hands
to
block
it
.
•
He
automatically
says
“
thank
you
”
the
moment
someone
holds
the
door
for
him
.
He
automatically
says
“
thank
you
”
the
moment
someone
holds
the
door
for
him
.
Extension
of
the
mechanical
sense
to
human
behavior
in
the
late
19th
century
,
describing
actions
done
‘
as
if
by
machinery
’.
adverb
inevitably
or
by
necessary
rule
,
without
an
extra
decision
•
Under
the
policy
,
full-time
employees
automatically
receive
health
insurance
.
Under
the
policy
,
full-time
employees
automatically
receive
health
insurance
.
•
If
your
balance
falls
below
zero
,
the
bank
will
automatically
charge
an
overdraft
fee
.
If
your
balance
falls
below
zero
,
the
bank
will
automatically
charge
an
overdraft
fee
.
Legal
and
bureaucratic
writing
in
the
20th
century
adopted
the
adverb
to
mean
‘
as
a
matter
of
course
or
rule
’.