AUTOMATIC

• (noun) a pistol that will keep firing until the ammunition is gone or the trigger is released

  synonyms : automatic pistol

• (noun) light machine gun

  synonyms : automatic rifle , machine rifle

• (adj.) operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control

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

• (adj.) resembling the unthinking functioning of a machine

  "an automatic `thank you'", "machinelike efficiency"

  synonyms : automatonlike , machinelike , robotic , robotlike

• (adj.) without volition or conscious control

  "the automatic shrinking of the pupils of the eye in strong light", "a reflex knee jerk", "sneezing is reflexive"

  synonyms : reflex , reflexive

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