automatically

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If a machine or device does something automatically, it does it independently, without human control:

The camera adjusts the shutter speed automatically.

If you do something automatically, you do it without thinking about it:

I automatically put my hand out to catch it.

If something happens automatically, it happens as part of the normal process or system:

Employees who steal are dismissed automatically.

without human control; independently:

The camera focuses automatically.

according to rules or schedules that are certain to be followed:

You get a pay increase automatically after six months.

done by a machine, system, or process that is designed to complete a task without a person having to control it:

Paychecks are automatically deposited into your account on the 26th of each month.

The program automatically downloads and installs new updates.

happening or reacting without the need to consider or do anything extra:

Any employee who is found guilty of sexual harassment will be automatically discharged.

Once you have used the system for a while you will find you save your work automatically, without thinking about it.