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automatic - operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control; "automatic transmission"; "a budget deficit that caused automatic spending cuts" |
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manual requiring human effort; "a manual transmission"
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mechanical using (or as if using) mechanisms or tools or devices; "a mechanical process"; "his smile was very mechanical"; "a mechanical toy"
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autoloading,
self-loading,
semiautomatic partially automatic
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automated,
machine-controlled,
machine-driven operated by automation; "an automated stoker"
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self-acting,
self-activating,
self-moving,
self-regulating designed to activate or move or regulate itself; "a self-activating sprinkler system"
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self-locking locking automatically when closed
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self-winding designed so that manual winding is unnecessary; "a self-winding watch"
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semiautomatic partially automatic
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smart capable of independent and apparently intelligent action; "smart weapons"
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automatic - resembling the unthinking functioning of a machine; "an automatic `thank you'"; "machinelike efficiency" |
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automatonlike,
machinelike,
robotlike,
robotic |
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mechanical using (or as if using) mechanisms or tools or devices; "a mechanical process"; "his smile was very mechanical"; "a mechanical toy"
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automatic - without volition or conscious control; "the automatic shrinking of the pupils of the eye in strong light"; "a reflex knee jerk"; "sneezing is reflexive" |
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reflexive |
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involuntary not subject to the control of the will; "involuntary manslaughter"; "involuntary servitude"; "an involuntary shudder"; "It (becoming a hero) was involuntary. They sank my boat"- John F.Kennedy
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physiology processes and functions of an organism
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