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a process that happens automatically but cannot be explained to the processee how it actually happened.
Hey man, I just got a fax in my email inbox automagically, wtf??
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When an action automatically happens and you are amazed how it happened.
The words automagically tabed in the Microsoft Word document when I clicked ok.
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An old mainframe phrase from at least the 80s, meaning when things appear automatically like magic. Typically used with netview and JES2 automatic commands.
I put the start of that batch cobol job in JES2 start commands, that job will start automagically every morning at 2:30.
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Used to explain the unexplainable behavior of something. Usually refers to computers.
"I tried it 15 times, and now, for some reason, it just automagically works !"
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a. The action of causing processes to occur in the background without end users being aware of what is happening.
b. Making things work without requiring user intervention.
c. Fixing something without anyone seeing how it was done.
When I left work last night my computer program would not launch, but our technology guy, Harold, fixed it by the next morning. The program automagically launched when I turn on my computer.
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When something happens by itself but is unexpected and the cause is not seen.
Miles and Ambre’s love is happening automagically.
Automagical, Automagically
Marketing speak to make an already uncomplicated user input / automated process seem like something more than it is; this term dates back to 1987.
A push of a button and your image is automagically transformed to a needlepoint masterpiece!
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