noun
1. a cognitive state in which you act without self-awareness
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she went about her chores on automatic pilot
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too much of the writing seems to have been done on automatic pilot
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she talked and he dozed and my mind went on autopilot
• Syn: ↑autopilot
• Hypernyms: ↑unconsciousness
2. a navigational device that automatically keeps ships or planes or spacecraft on a steady course
• Syn: ↑autopilot, ↑robot pilot
• Hypernyms: ↑device
• Part Meronyms: ↑inertial guidance system, ↑inertial navigation system
Useful english dictionary. 2012.