automatic mechanism

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• Automatic summarization — is the creation of a shortened version of a text by a computer program. The product of this procedure still contains the most important points of the original text. The phenomenon of information overload has meant that access to coherent and… …   Wikipedia

• Automatic quartz — is a collective term describing watch movements that combine a self winding rotor mechanism (as used in automatic mechanical watches) to generate electricity with a piezoelectric quartz crystal as its timing element. Such movements aim to provide …   Wikipedia

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• Automatic watch — An automatic or self winding watch is a mechanical watch, whose mainspring is wound automatically by the natural motion of the wearer s arm, to make it unnecessary to manually wind the watch. Most mechanical watches sold today are self winding.… …   Wikipedia

• Automatic transmission — An automatic transmission (commonly AT or Auto ) is an automobile gearbox that can change gear ratios automatically as the vehicle moves, freeing the driver from having to shift gears manually. Similar but larger devices are also used for heavy… …   Wikipedia

• Automatic Warning System — The Automatic Warning System (AWS) is a form of limited cab signalling and train protection system introduced in 1956 in the United Kingdom to help train drivers observe and obey signals. It was based on a 1930 system developed by Alfred Ernest… …   Wikipedia

• automatic transmission — noun a transmission that automatically changes the gears according to the speed of the car • Syn: ↑automatic drive • Hypernyms: ↑transmission, ↑transmission system * * * noun : a usually hydraulic or pneumatic mechanism whereby a motor vehicle… …   Useful english dictionary

• mechanism — [[t]me̱kənɪzəm[/t]] ♦♦♦ mechanisms 1) N COUNT: usu sing, with supp In a machine or piece of equipment, a mechanism is a part, often consisting of a set of smaller parts, which performs a particular function. ...the locking mechanism. ...a… …   English dictionary

• automatic pistol — a type of pistol having a mechanism that throws out the empty shell, puts in a new one, and prepares the pistol to be fired again. Also called automatic. [1875 80] * * * ▪ weapon       handgun that utilizes either recoil or blowback to discharge… …   Universalium