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								operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control automatic transmission
 a budget deficit that caused automatic spending cuts
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								like the unthinking functioning of a machine
 an automatic 'thank you'
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								without volition or conscious control
 the automatic shrinking of the pupils of the eye in strong light
 
 'automatic' - used as a noun
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								light machine gun
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								a pistol that will keep firing until the ammunition is gone or the trigger is released
 
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