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automatic actions

[/ɔːtəˈmætɪk ˈækʃənz/]
nounpl: automatic actions
ações automáticas
1. actions or behaviors performed without conscious thought or deliberate control
Driving a familiar route often involves automatic actions that require little mental effort.
Dirigir uma rota familiar geralmente envolve ações automáticas que exigem pouco esforço mental.
2. in computing, processes or tasks executed by a system without user intervention
The software performs automatic actions to backup your files every night.
O software realiza ações automáticas para fazer backup dos seus arquivos todas as noites.
3. reflexive or instinctive responses to stimuli
Flinching when touched suddenly is one of the body's automatic actions.
Piscar involuntariamente quando tocado de repente é uma das ações automáticas do corpo.
Synonyms
reflex actionsautomatic responsesinvoluntary actionsinstinctive behaviors
Antonyms
deliberate actionsconscious actionsintentional actionsvoluntary actions

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
ações automáticas
standard usage across Brazil
São Paulo
ações automáticas
common in business and technology contexts
Portugal
ações automáticas
standard usage, also used in technical documentation

Related Idioms & Phrases

on autopilot - doing something automatically without conscious effort
force of habit - performing automatic actions due to repeated practice
second nature - actions that have become automatic through repetition
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