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automatic

/ˌɔːtəˈmætɪk/ /ˌɔtəˈmætɪk/

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noun

A car with automatic transmission.

Examples :

"I never learned to drive a stick. I can only drive an automatic."

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noun

A semi-automatic pistol.

Examples :

"The G-men raiding the speakeasy were equipped with .45 automatics, while the local policemen were carrying revolvers and shotguns."

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adjective

Capable of operating without external control or intervention.

Examples :

"The automatic clothes washer was a great labor-saving device."

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adjective

Done out of habit or without conscious thought.

Examples :

"Absent-minded doodling is a form of automatic art."

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adjective

Necessary, inevitable, prescribed by logic, law, etc.

Examples :

"Spitting at another player means an automatic red card."

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adjective

(of a firearm such as a machine gun) Firing continuously as long as the trigger is pressed until ammunition is exhausted.

Examples :

"Fully automatic weapons cannot be legally owned by private citizens in the US, except in very special circumstances, as by private security companies."

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adjective

(of a handgun) An autoloader; a semi-automatic or self-loading pistol, as opposed to a revolver or other manually actuated handgun, which fires one shot per pull of the trigger; distinct from machine guns.

Examples :

"My grandfather's automatic pistol was kept locked away in a safe. "

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adjective

(of a local variable) Automatically added to and removed from the stack during the course of function calls.

Examples :

"The program's calculation used an automatic variable to store the intermediate results of the equation. "

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adjective

(of a group) Having one or more finite-state automata

Examples :

"The new vending machine has an automatic system for dispensing drinks; its selection process is controlled by a finite-state automaton. "

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