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English noun: automatic pilot

1. automatic pilot (cognition) a cognitive state in which you act without self-awareness


SamplesShe went about her chores on automatic pilot.
Too much of the writing seems to have been done on automatic pilot.
She talked and he dozed and my mind went on autopilot.


Synonymsautopilot


Broader (hypernym)unconsciousness

2. automatic pilot (artifact) a navigational device that automatically keeps ships or planes or spacecraft on a steady course


Synonymsautopilot, robot pilot


Broader (hypernym)device


Part holonyminertial guidance system, inertial navigation system









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