automatic detector

18 LETTERS · STARTS WITH A

automatic detector is a valid 18-letter word worth 24 points in Scrabble and 28 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS

A1U1T1O1M3A1T1I1C3D2E1T1E1C3T1O1R1

1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 0 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 =24 PTS

DOUBLE WORD → 48TRIPLE WORD → 72

MEANING

What does automatic detector mean?