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automagical

Syllables: au·to·mag·ic·al/ˌɑtoʊˈmæd͡ʒɪkəl/

automagical adjective: automatic, but with an apparent element of magic. Commonly referring to complex technical processes hidden from the view of users or operators, resulting in technology that "just works".

Adjective

automagical (comparative more automagical, superlative most automagical)

  1. (informal) Automatic, but with an apparent element of magic. Commonly referring to complex technical processes hidden from the view of users or operators, resulting in technology that "just works".
    • Throughout this text we will emphasize the employment of a systems approach to the practice of analysis and design. In it we attempt to present this portion of the software lifecycle as a discipline rather than an "automagical" (automated magic) process.1987, Lawrence J. Peters, Advanced Structured Analysis and Design, Prentice-Hall, →ISBN, page 2
    • "How're we paying you, actually?" I asked.
      "Certain automagical manipulations."1993, Colin Harrison, Bodies Electric: A Novel, Crown Publishers, →ISBN, page 186

Forms of automagical

comparativemore automagical
superlativemost automagical

Origin of automagical

Blend of automatic + magical.

Words formed from automagical

Questions about automagical

What does automagical mean?
Automagical means automatic, but with an apparent element of magic. Commonly referring to complex technical processes hidden from the view of users or operators, resulting in technology that "just works".
What part of speech is automagical?
Automagical is an adjective.
How do you pronounce automagical?
Automagical is pronounced /ˌɑtoʊˈmæd͡ʒɪkəl/ (US).

Words near automagical in the dictionary

  1. autom coves
  2. autom mort
  3. autom morts
  4. automacy
  5. automagic
  6. automagical
  7. automagically
  8. automaintenance
  9. automaker
  10. automakers
  11. automaking

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