(AUTOmatic MAGIC) A play on the word "automatic." The capabilities of electronic and computer-oriented devices are magic to many people. In fact, the internal workings of the chip are "automagic" even to those who designed it. "It's just automagic" may be a response to avoid answering a technical question in detail.

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