self-acting

• Terme désuet décrivant une machine ou un mécanisme qui fonctionne automatiquement, sans intervention humaine directe.

An old-fashioned term describing a machine or mechanism that operates automatically, without direct human intervention.

1. Automatic or self-regulatingC1formal

   Designed to operate, move, or regulate itself without external control or manual intervention.

   automatique / autorégulateur

   • The factory uses self-acting machinery to increase efficiency.
   • A self-acting valve adjusts the flow of water automatically.
   • Self-acting systems reduce the need for constant human supervision.

   Synonymesautomatedautomaticautonomousmechanicalself-movingself-regulating

   Antonymesmanual