automatic




operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control

"automatic transmission"; "a budget deficit that caused automatic spending cuts"

Antonym:
  • manual

Nearest:
  • autoloading; self-loading; semiautomatic
  • automated; machine-controlled; machine-driven
  • self-acting; self-activating; self-moving; self-regulating
  • self-locking
  • self-winding
  • semiautomatic
  • smart


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