Automatic - Definition

adj 1: operating with minimal human intervention; independent of
external control; "automatic transmission"; "a budget
deficit that caused automatic spending cuts" [ant:
manual]
2: resembling the unthinking functioning of a machine; "an
automatic `thank you'"; "machinelike efficiency" [syn:
automatic, automatonlike, machinelike, robotlike,
robotic]
3: without volition or conscious control; "the automatic
shrinking of the pupils of the eye in strong light"; "a
reflex knee jerk"; "sneezing is reflexive" [syn: automatic,
reflex(a), reflexive]
n 1: light machine gun [syn: automatic rifle, automatic,
machine rifle]
2: a pistol that will keep firing until the ammunition is gone
or the trigger is released [syn: automatic pistol,
automatic]