automatic pilot

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noun

1. a cognitive state in which you act without self-awareness
- she went about her chores on automatic pilot
- too much of the writing seems to have been done on automatic pilot
- 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