They then used an automated program to plug 1,050 queries into each search engine and tabulate the results.

Computer crackers often use "brute force," employing automated programs that test every word at lightning speed.

An automated program keeps content on the air during times when students are not available.

Some people use automated programs to send unwanted messages.

An automated program can handle the response and typically requires the sender to start the message with a command word or prefix.

Doing so helps prevent automated programs from abusing this service.

This is done by sending out automated programs, called "spiders" or "crawlers."

For example, a free e-mail service might find itself bombarded by account requests from an automated program.

The original version was basically an automated program that aired on Sunday nights.

Most major Internet companies use captchas to keep the automated programs of spammers from infiltrating their sites.