Noun
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a pistol that will keep firing until the ammunition is gone or the trigger is released
- automatic pistol -
light machine gun
- automatic rifle - machine rifle
Adjective
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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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resembling the unthinking functioning of a machine
"an automatic `thank you'"
"machinelike efficiency"
- automatonlike - robotlike -
operating with minimal human intervention
independent of external control
"automatic transmission"
"a budget deficit that caused automatic spending cuts"