automatic

Automatic is that belonging to or relative to automaton. This term comes from the Greek automatics what does it mean "With own movement" or "spontaneous". Therefore, the notion of automatic can refer to different issues.

A automatic mechanism it works on its own, either in whole or in part. For example, a ATM It is a machine that performs several of the functions of the bank teller. This device is activated by the user through a key, which allows the customer to give the instructions that the cashier will complete on their own (for example, deliver cash).

A answering machine It is a device that connects to the telephone and that responds to calls with a recorded message. It also generally offers the possibility that the person The caller leaves a recorded message so that the recipient can listen to it in the future (for example, when you return home).

In the same way, we find the intercom. Specifically, this is an electronic device that is installed in homes or blocks of buildings that is used to, once it is known who the person who wishes to enter through a telephone system is, to be able to open the entrance door to those from the inside of households.

On the other hand, a automatic weapon it's a firearm that completes the cycle of loading, cocking, firing and extracting mechanically and without the user having to perform each of these steps separately.

To the long list of devices that are considered automatic, we should also add the one known as automatic irrigation. Specifically, this is a system thanks to which garden watering can be carried out in a very simple way. And it is that it can be programmed for a specific time in such a way that, when that time arrives, the sprinklers or diffusers installed are put into operation and begin to water the space.

The saving of time and energy, the fact that you can water the garden at any time you want, the convenience and the fact that a much more uniform watering is achieved are some of the reasons that have led to automatic watering every time be more common.

The autopilot It is a function that some means of transport (such as airplanes) have, which allows the vehicle to function by itself without the need for permanent control of the driver or pilot.

However, despite this meaning, we cannot ignore that the term in question is also used in the field of sewing. Specifically, in this it is used to refer to a clasp that is closed thanks to what is the attachment of the so-called male with the teeth that the piece that is known by the name of female has.

It should be noted that, as an adjective, the idea of ​​automatic refers to what follows certain circumstances immediately and, generally, unfailingly: "By losing the eighth game in a row, the team's coach was automatically fired".