Automatic vs. Automated

Automaticadjective

Capable of operating without external control or intervention.

Automaticadjective

Done out of habit or without conscious thought.

Automaticadjective

(of a firearm such as a machine gun) Firing continuously as long as the trigger is pressed until ammunition is exhausted.

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.

Automaticadjective

Automatically added to and removed from the stack during the course of function calls.

Automaticadjective

Having one or more finite-state automata

Automaticnoun

A car with automatic transmission.

Automaticnoun

A semi-automatic pistol.

Automaticadjective

Having an inherent power of action or motion.

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.

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;

Automaticadjective

like the unthinking functioning of a machine;

Automaticadjective

without volition or conscious control;

Automatedverb

simple past tense and past participle of automate

Automatedadjective

Made automatic

Automatedadjective

Done by machine.

Automated

accomplished by machinary without the intervention of a human operator; - of processes.

Automatedadjective

operated by automation;