self-acting

self–acting

adjective

Definition of SELF-ACTING

designed to replace or decrease human labor and especially physical labor <self-acting machines that were ushered in with the industrial revolution>

Synonyms automated, automatic, robotic, self-acting, self-operating, self-regulating

Related Words mechanical, motorized, nonmanual; computerized; aiding, helping; easing, relieving; time-saving; semiautomatic

Antonyms nonautomated, nonautomatic

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