An ATM allows you to obtain cash without the intervention of any bank employee.
Automatic is that belonging to or relating to the automaton . This term comes from the Greek automatos which means "with its own movement" or "spontaneous" . Therefore, the notion of automatic can refer to different issues.
An automatic mechanism works on its own, either in whole or in part. For example, an ATM is a machine that performs several of the functions of a bank teller. This device is activated by the user through a key, which allows the customer to give instructions that the teller will complete on their own (for example, hand over cash).
Different automatic devices
An answering machine is a device that connects to the telephone and responds to calls with a recorded message. It usually also offers the ability for the caller to record a message so that the recipient can listen to it in the future (for example, when returning 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 the person who wants to enter through a telephone system is known, be able to open the entrance door to them from the inside. of homes.
On the other hand, an automatic weapon is 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.
Autopilot , likewise, is a function provided by some means of transportation (such as airplanes), which allows the vehicle to operate on its own without the need for permanent control by the driver or pilot.
The autopilot is a feature of airplanes that allows them to operate without a human being having to perform permanent control.
A type of irrigation
To the long list of devices that are considered automatic, we should also add what is known as automatic irrigation . Specifically, this is a system thanks to which garden irrigation can be carried out in a very simple way. And it can be programmed for a specific time so that, when that time arrives, the installed sprinklers or diffusers come into operation and begin watering the space.
The saving of time and energy, the fact that you can water the garden whenever you want, the convenience and the fact that a much more uniform irrigation is achieved are some of the reasons that have led to automatic irrigation becoming increasingly popular. be more common.
Other uses of the term automatic
However, despite this meaning, we cannot ignore that the term in question is also used in the field of sewing. Specifically, in this case it is used to refer to a clasp that closes thanks to what is the engagement of the so-called male with the teeth of the piece that is known by the name of female.
It should be noted that, as an adjective, the idea of automatic refers to what follows certain circumstances immediately and, generally, unfailingly: "When losing the eighth consecutive game, the team coach was automatically fired."