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Definition of automagically
automagically
adverb
- to happen automatically, in a way that appears almost magical.
When you close the laptop's lid, it will automagically go into hibernation mode.
- See more words with the same meaning: computer slang.
- See more words with the same meaning: easy, simple.
- See more words with the same meaning: fast, quick, quickly.
Last edited on Nov 04 2011. Submitted by Allen G. on Dec 18 2000.
origin
- The New Oxford American Dictionary reports that the term dates to the 1940s, and is a blend of "automatically" and "magically".
Last edited on Nov 04 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Apr 17 2009.
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Other terms relating to 'computer slang': | |
| Definitions include: pejorative name for Microsoft Windows. | |
| Definitions include: "hacker". | |
| Definitions include: "serious business". | |
| Definitions include: marketing material. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "Read the fucking manual." | |
| Definitions include: pronunciation of BFFL. | |
| Definitions include: money. | |
| Definitions include: in computing, to solve a problem or a bug by detecting for and addressing the specific circumstances that lead to it, rather than writing a more general solution. | |
| Definitions include: Details are available in the entry for swap. | |
| Definitions include: "give a fuck". | |
| Definitions include: software that is free to share with others and is - at least initially - free to use. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "in my humble opinion". | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "laughing my rear off" or "laughing my rump off". | |
| Definitions include: an exclamation of delight, surprise or amazement. | |
| Definitions include: "upvote". | |
Other terms relating to 'easy, simple': | |
| Definitions include: easy. | |
| Definitions include: displeasing. | |
| Definitions include: easy or unchallenging. | |
| Definitions include: interjection indicating something will be easy. | |
| Definitions include: a contraction for "give me". | |
| Definitions include: something that's easy. | |
| Definitions include: something that cannot be fucked up. | |
| Definitions include: very easy. | |
| Definitions include: very good, excellent; "cool". | |
| Definitions include: something easy. | |
| Definitions include: of an entire task, the easy portions. | |
| Definitions include: very easy. | |
| Definitions include: something easy. | |
| Definitions include: an easy task. | |
| Definitions include: being "a cinch", i.e. easy. | |
Other terms relating to 'fast, quick, quickly': | |
| Definitions include: a brief amount of time. | |
| Definitions include: quickly. | |
| Definitions include: "quickly". | |
| Definitions include: quickly. | |
| Definitions include: at any moment; without persuasion | |
| Definitions include: to make a process happen more quickly, often by skipping steps. | |
| Definitions include: to do something quickly. | |
| Definitions include: to accelerate, especially in an automobile. | |
| Definitions include: fast. | |
| Definitions include: to move quickly. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "as soon as possible". | |
| Definitions include: to leave. | |
| Definitions include: to kill, usually with a firearm. | |
| Definitions include: fast. | |
| Definitions include: to be strongly in agreement. | |
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| Definitions include: on top of. | |
| Definitions include: a person who sells tickets to an event for more than their list price. | |
| Definitions include: "excuse me". | |
| Definitions include: slang used by teenagers. | |
| Definitions include: family relations are more important than other relationships. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "talk amongst yourselves". | |
| Definitions include: to store for future use. | |
| Definitions include: "business". | |
| Definitions include: completely incorrect. | |
| Definitions include: to rise to the occasion; "be a man". |
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