Here's a word I see often on StackOverflow, "programatically."
Used to indicate that a programmer intends to do something within the code of a program, rather than through user interaction.
For example, "a user can check a checkbox on a form, but a programmer may also do it programatically."
Since this word isn't in the dictionary, I assume it to be either incorrect to use it at all, or this is a new word that's essentially slang.
Is there a better alternative?
Best Answer
"Programatic" is a misspelling of "programmatic", which is in the dictionary. Your understanding of the technical usage is correct, and is slightly different than the common, dictionary definition.
I think the only reasonable alternative would be "automatically", since the programmer is automating the process, but this use is clearly inferior (at least to this programmer's ears) to "programmatically".