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Navigation vs Autopilot - What's the difference?

navigation | autopilot |

As nouns the difference between navigation and autopilot

is that navigation is navigation (theory and practice of charting a course for a ship, aircraft or spaceship) while autopilot is autopilot.

navigation

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (uncountable) The theory, practice and technology of charting a course for a ship, aircraft or a spaceship
  • (uncountable) Traffic or travel by vessel, especially commercial shipping
  • (countable) A canal
  • autopilot

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A mechanical, electrical, or hydraulic system used to guide a vehicle without assistance from a human being.
  • I set the autopilot to due south, so I could get some rest.
  • A state of mind where one no longer thinks about doing one's actions, but acts mechanically
  • I've been doing this 12 hours non-stop, and am so hungry and tired that I've stopped thinking: I'm now on autopilot .

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (of a vehicle) To pilot itself; to drive or travel automatically.
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