self-acting
Americanadjective
adjective
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Origin of self-acting
First recorded in 1670–80
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Its new rule said bump stocks were illegal machine guns because they function as “a self-acting or self-regulating mechanism that allows the firing of multiple rounds through a single function of the trigger.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2024
It said the bump stock device functions as “a self-acting or self-regulating mechanism that allows the firing of multiple rounds through a single pull of the trigger.”
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 3, 2023
This needle is self-acting, in that it is made to draw its own loop, sinkers being dispensed with.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" by Various
Thus, this mode of teaching sorted out its auditory by a self-acting mechanism.
From Pastor Pastorum by Latham, Rev. Henry
Next to the hand slide rest lathe comes the self-acting or engine lathe.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua
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