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Automatic vs Autoplay - What's the difference?

automatic | autoplay |

As nouns the difference between automatic and autoplay

is that automatic is a car with automatic transmission while autoplay is (computing) any software feature that plays (a video, a compact disc, etc) automatically.

As an adjective automatic

is capable of operating without external control or intervention.

automatic

English

Alternative forms

* automatick

Adjective

(-)
  • Capable of operating without external control or intervention.
    • The automatic clothes washer was a great labor-saving device
  • Done out of habit or without conscious thought.
    • The reaction was automatic : flight!
  • (of a firearm such as a machine gun) Firing continuously as long as the trigger is pressed until ammunition is exhausted.
  • (computing, of a local variable) Automatically added to and removed from the stack during the course of function calls.
  • (maths, of a group) Having one or more finite-state automata

    • Synonyms

    * (without conscious thought) perfunctory, thoughtless, instinctive

    Antonyms

    * (capable of operating without external control) manual * (without conscious thought) voluntary

    Derived terms

    * automatically * automaticity * automatic transmission * automatical

    Related terms

    * automagical * automat * automaton * automation * automatization * automatize * automobile * autopilot

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A car with automatic transmission.
    • I never learned to drive a stick. I can only drive an automatic .
  • A semi-automatic firearm.

    • Antonyms

    * (car with automatic transmission) stick, stickshift; manual transmission; standard transmission

    autoplay

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (computing) Any software feature that plays (a video, a compact disc, etc.) automatically.
  • * 2001 , E. Ernst, The desktop guide to complementary and alternative medicine (page 445)
    • If you have not enabled autoplay , click on the CD icon that appears on your desktop, then click on 'CAM' to open the application.
  • * 2004 , Tony Bove, Cheryl Rhodes, iLife '04 all-in-one desk reference for dummies (page 346)
    • You can even combine the features and make a looping autoplay DVD for a kiosk or self-running demo.
  • * 2011 , Steve Fulton, Jeff Fulton, HTML5 Canvas (page 265)
    • Adding controls, looping, and autoplay to an HTML5 video embed is simple.