Automatic
(adjective)
- Done or operating in a mechanical or unconscious way, as if by habit or reflex.
- Self-acting or self-regulating.
Origin:
Late 18th century: from french automatique, or via late latin from greek automatikos "self-acting", from autos "self" + -matos "doing", from matos "mad, foolish".
Examples:
- The car has an automatic transmission.
- He opened the door with an automatic gesture.
- The process is now fully automatic.
- She had an automatic response to his question.
- The camera has an automatic focus.