habitual processing
noun phraseUK /həˈbɪtʃuəl ˈprəʊsɛsɪŋ/
US /həˈbɪtʃuəl ˈprɑːsɛsɪŋ/
Thinking about something the same way every time without really noticing.
Because of habitual processing, she always took the same route home without thinking about it.
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2. In psychology, the brain's tendency to handle familiar information quickly and with little effort.
Habitual processing lets you read common words almost instantly.
3. A repeated way of responding to situations that becomes hard to change.
His habitual processing made him assume every meeting would go badly.
4. The automatic handling of repeated tasks by a computer or system.
The software's habitual processing of daily reports saves the team hours.