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automagically

au to mag ic al ly |ˌôtəˈmajik (ə )lē ˌɔtəˈmædʒɪk (ə )li | adverb informal (esp. in relation to the operation of a computer process ) automatically and in a way that seems ingenious, inexplicable, or magical: just type in the name of what you want to listen to, and it automagically appears on your computer. ORIGIN 1940s: blend of automatically and magically .

 

Oxford Dictionary

automagically

automagically |ɔːtəˈmadʒɪkli | adverb informal (especially in relation to the operation of a computer process ) automatically and in a way that seems ingenious, inexplicable, or magical: just type in the name of what you want to listen to, and it automagically appears on your computer. ORIGIN 1940s: blend of automatically and magically .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

automagically

au to mag i cal ly /ɔ̀ːtəmǽdʒɪk (ə )li /副詞 ⦅俗 おどけて ⦆〘コンピュ 〙オートマジカルに, (どういうわけか )自動的に (!詳細が複雑であるなどで説明したくない場合に用いる ) .