Automatic vs. Automation
Automaticadjective
Capable of operating without external control or intervention.
‘The automatic clothes washer was a great labor-saving device.’;
Automationnoun
The act or process of converting the controlling of a machine or device to a more automatic system, such as computer or electronic controls.
Automaticadjective
Done out of habit or without conscious thought.
‘The reaction was automatic: flight!’;
Automationnoun
the act of implementing the control of equipment with advanced technology; usually involving electronic hardware;
‘automation replaces human workers by machines’;
Automaticadjective
(of a firearm such as a machine gun) Firing continuously as long as the trigger is pressed until ammunition is exhausted.
‘Fully automatic weapons cannot be legally owned by private citizens in the US, except in very special circumstances, as by private security companies.’;
Automationnoun
the condition of being automatically operated or controlled;
‘automation increases productivity’;
Automaticadjective
(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.
‘The US Army adopted John Browning's M1911 pistol as its sidearm, chambered in .45 ACP (Automatic Colt Pistol).’;
Automationnoun
equipment used to achieve automatic control or operation;
‘this factory floor is a showcase for automation and robotic equipment’;
Automaticadjective
Automatically added to and removed from the stack during the course of function calls.
Automation
Automation describes a wide range of technologies that reduce human intervention in processes. Human intervention is reduced by predetermining decision criteria, subprocess relationships, and related actions — and embodying those predeterminations in machines.Automation, includes the use of various control systems for operating equipment such as machinery, processes in factories, boilers, and heat-treating ovens, switching on telephone networks, steering, and stabilization of ships, aircraft, and other applications and vehicles with reduced human intervention.Automation covers applications ranging from a household thermostat controlling a boiler, to a large industrial control system with tens of thousands of input measurements and output control signals.
Automaticadjective
Having one or more finite-state automata
Automaticnoun
A car with automatic transmission.
‘I never learned to drive a stick. I can only drive an automatic.’;
Automaticnoun
A semi-automatic pistol.
‘The G-men raiding the speakeasy were equipped with .45 automatics, while the local policemen were carrying revolvers and shotguns.’;
Automaticadjective
Having an inherent power of action or motion.
‘Nothing can be said to be automatic.’;
Automaticadjective
Pertaining to, or produced by, an automaton; of the nature of an automaton; self-acting or self-regulating under fixed conditions; operating with minimal human intervention; - esp. applied to machinery or devices in which certain things formerly or usually done by hand are done by the machine or device itself; as, the automatic feed of a lathe; automatic gas lighting; an automatic engine or switch; an automatic mouse; an automatic transmission. The opposite of manual.
Automaticadjective
Not voluntary; not depending on the will; mechanical; controlled by the autonomic nervous system; without conscious control; as, automatic movements or functions. The opposite of voluntary.
‘Unconscious or automatic reasoning.’;
Automaticadjective
like the unthinking functioning of a machine.
Automaticnoun
light machine gun.
Automaticnoun
a pistol that will keep firing until the ammunition is gone or the trigger is released; as, a .45 automatic.
Automaticnoun
light machine gun
Automaticnoun
a pistol that will keep firing until the ammunition is gone or the trigger is released
Automaticadjective
operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control;
‘automatic transmission’; ‘a budget deficit that caused automatic spending cuts’;
Automaticadjective
like the unthinking functioning of a machine;
‘an automatic `thank you'’; ‘machinelike efficiency’;
Automaticadjective
without volition or conscious control;
‘the automatic shrinking of the pupils of the eye in strong light’; ‘a reflex knee jerk’; ‘sneezing is reflexive’;
