A fork of Rural Dictionary
An old mainframe phrase from at least the 80s, meaning when things appear automatically like magic. Typically used with netview and JES2 automatic commands.
I put the start of that batch cobol job in JES2 start commands, that job will start automagically every morning at 2:30.
defines something that happens automatically but you can't quite explain how it happens or the explanation is too complex.
Also, can be used as "automagically".
Babies are created automagically.
Airplanes fly automagically.
A technology that works but is too complicated to explain or understand
When you click on the send b utton your email goes to the recipient. It's automagic
Automatically, but in a way that, for some reason (typically because it is too complicated, or too ugly, or perhaps even too trivial), the speaker doesn't feel like explaining to you.
This term is quite old, going back at least to the mid-70s in jargon and probably much earlier. The word `automagic' occurred in advertising (for a shirt-ironing gadget) as far back as the late 1940s.
"The C-INTERCAL compiler generates C, then automagically invokes cc(1) to produce an executable."
A mix of automatically and magically
Visit our website and we'll automagically steal your data
adv. Something that happens automatically, but that also has some mysterious, "magical" element to it. "Smart" appliances, features, etc. that do intelligent things with less help than you might expect.
I installed Windows, and it screwed up my system automagically!
A mechanical painball marker manufactured by Airgun Designs(AGD).
The Automag, along with the Autococker, were the premiere markers back in the mid 90's. The widespread acceptance of electronic guns resulted in the Mag's decline.
However, due to it's quality and reliability, the Automag still retains a small but loyal following.
My automag is built like a tank...not like that made-in-China Smart Parts garbage.