What is an "auto knife"

[whatsit]

Hi everybody. I was reading some old threads in this sections and found this:
http://nebraskafirearms.org/forum/index.php/topic,1690.0.html

Where the consensus seems to be that switch blades are not illegal in Nebraska, but Lincoln has a ban on them. It seems that the OP's "auto knife" was lumped in with the switch blades. Also, I read an old post about someone, at a gun show, getting their inventory of "auto knives" confiscated by the Lincoln PD.

So, my question is: is an auto knife always a switch blade? I know someone with an "assisted opener" knife which has no button or switch that activates it. You have to push it open a little bit and then it pops up into a locked position. Is that considered an "auto knife" or switchblade?

Your opinions are appreciated. Thanks!

[jonm]

an auto has a button or switch. an assisted knife is not an auto.

[whatsit]

an auto has a button or switch. an assisted knife is not an auto.

Alright, that's what I had found when researching it. I was second guessing myself.
Thanks.