[albedoa]

At least at the state level (MA), the automated system is considered an audit. I recently received notice that an "audit" (their word) of my state tax return detected a discrepancy with my federal return. When I called, I was told that it was caught automatically.

So I think the manual and automatic processes are considered to be two forms of the broader term "audit".

[stonogo]

The IRS does not work for the state of Massachusetts.

[albedoa]

We know this. I was explaining to you what the word means by example.