Definition of automatics:
(adj) :
Capable of operating without external control or intervention.
(adj) :
Done out of habit or without conscious thought.
(n) :
A car with an automatic transmission; the transmission itself.
(adj) :
(of a handgun) An autoloader; a semi-automatic or self-loading pistol, as opposed to a revolver or other manually actuated handgun, which fires one shot per pull of the trigger; distinct from machine guns.
(adj) :
(of a firearm such as a machine gun) Firing continuously as long as the trigger is pressed until ammunition is exhausted.
(adj) :
Necessary, inevitable, prescribed by logic, law, etc.