automagical

[ aw-toh-maj-i-kuhl ]

adjective

, Digital Technology.

1. (of a usually complicated technical or computer process) done, operating, or happening in a way that is hidden from or not understood by the user, and in that sense, apparently “magical”:

   I just downloaded an automagical update to my word processing software that somehow fixed the problems.

Other Words From

• auto·magi·cal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of automagical¹

First recorded in 1980–85; auto(matic) + magical