the technique, method, or system of operating or controlling a process by highly automatic means, as by electronic devices, reducing human intervention to a minimum. a mechanical device, operated electronically, that functions automatically, without continuous input from an operator.
victim. n. 1. a person or thing that suffers harm, death, etc, from another or from some adverse act, circumstance, etc: victims of tyranny. 2. a person who is tricked or swindled; dupe. 3. a living person or animal sacrificed in a religious rite.
weapon committed by: 1  1. a current or former spouse, parent, or guardian of the victim; 2. a person with whom the victim has a child; 2  4. someone similarly situated to a spouse, parent, or guardian of the victim. 4. people other than those related by blood or marriage who live or have.