1. Mental or computational operations that occur without conscious effort or attention, typically performed by trained skills or programmed systems
Experienced drivers rely on automatic processing to navigate familiar routes without conscious thought.
Motoristas experientes dependem do processamento automático para navegar rotas familiares sem pensamento consciente.
2. In computer science, the execution of tasks by a system without manual intervention
The software uses automatic processing to filter spam emails.
O software usa processamento automático para filtrar emails de spam.
3. In psychology, cognitive processing that requires minimal attention or awareness
Reading skilled readers engage in automatic processing of words.
Leitores hábeis se envolvem no processamento automático de palavras.