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Noun: autopilot  'o-tow,pI-lut
  1. A cognitive state in which you act without self-awareness
    "she talked and he dozed and my mind went on autopilot";
    - automatic pilot
     
  2. A navigational device that automatically keeps ships, planes or spacecraft on a steady course
    - automatic pilot, robot pilot

Derived forms: autopilots

Type of: device, unconsciousness

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