Word: automatically

Responses

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   Qov August 14, 2023

   Some strategies I use:
   jIHvaD DoS 'uchchoH beH . – the rifle automatically locks onto the target
   Hevlu'DI' paq chu' SIbI' buv jan – the device catalogues new books automatically.
   DujvamvaD lIS'egh Do – this vehicle adjusts its speed automatically
   jIQubbe'taHvIS juHwIjDaq jISeD. – I automatically drive to my home. (SorHa')
   nIteb ngop Say'moH jan – the device automatically washes the dishes

   automatic (adj.)
   "self-acting, moving or acting on its own," 1812 (automatical is from 1580s; automatous from 1640s), from Greek automatos of persons "acting of one's own will;" of things "self-moving, self-acting," used of the gates of Olympus and the tripods of Hephaestus (also "without apparent cause, by accident"), from autos "self" (see auto-) + matos "thinking, animated" (from PIE root *men- (1) "to think").

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      enru September 3, 2023

      You could probably break down this concept into automatic or reflexive actions people or other living things perform, and mechanical automation. The latter concept would be helpful to describe so-called 'smart' devices like smartphones.

      {jIHvaD} just encodes that the speaker benefits from the situation.
      {SIbI'} just means it happens relatively quickly.
      Using {lIS'egh} with a device's ability is probably the closest equivalent we have to mechanical automation, but gets hairy in certain cases. I would accept something like {lIS'egh patmey law' 'e' chaw' SeHbogh muD Duj De'wI'mey} to mean "The aircraft's (onboard) control computers allow many of its systems to adjust themselves." But my guess is that Klingons probably have a more concise way of talking about mechanical automation.
      {Qubbe'} reads like the subject is not thinking at all, which is not the intended meaning.
      {nIteb} contrasts with {nItebHa'} "together", and could refer to a single loom or butter churn as accurately as any other device.

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   Qov September 12, 2023

   ruQHa' might mean more 'do through mechanization' but that is an aspect of automation.