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| au·to·mat·ic pi·lot (plural au·to·mat·ic pi·lots) |
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1. automatic steering system: a control in the steering system of a ship, aircraft, or spacecraft that can be set to put or keep it on a steady course
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2. preset or instinctive behavior: a condition in which somebody is not fully aware of what he or she is doing but is acting in a habitual and unthinking way, e.g. because of stress
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3. operation without guidance or control: a state in which something is operating without guidance or control
  The company has been on automatic pilot since she resigned.
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