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automatic behavior

[ɔ-tə-ˈma-tik bɪ-ˈhā-vyər]
nounpl: automatic behaviors
comportamento automático
1. Behavior or action performed without conscious thought or deliberate effort, often as a result of habit, training, or instinct
Driving to work is almost automatic behavior for experienced commuters.
Dirigir para o trabalho é quase um comportamento automático para os commuters experientes.
2. In psychology and neurology, actions executed by the nervous system without voluntary control
Blinking is an automatic behavior that protects the eyes.
Piscar é um comportamento automático que protege os olhos.
3. In computing, a programmed or predetermined sequence of actions executed without user intervention
The software includes automatic behavior to save files every ten minutes.
O software inclui comportamento automático para salvar arquivos a cada dez minutos.
Synonyms
habitual behaviorinstinctive behaviorreflexive actionautomatic action
Antonyms
deliberate behaviorconscious actionintentional behaviorvoluntary action

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
comportamento automático
Standard usage across Brazil
São Paulo
comportamento automático
Common in medical and psychological contexts
Portugal
comportamento automático
Standard usage; occasionally 'ação automática' for actions

Related Idioms & Phrases

on autopilot
second nature
force of habit
like riding a bike
muscle memory
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