EXHIBIT 23.2
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                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. and subsidiaries on Form S-8 of our reports
dated August 13, 2001 and May 18, 2001, appearing in the Annual Report on Form
10-K of Automatic Data Processing, Inc. and subsidiaries for the year ended June
30, 2001 and in the Annual Report on Form 11-K of Automatic Data Processing,
Inc. Retirement and Savings Plan for the year ended December 31, 2000,
respectively.



/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

New York, New York
December 19, 2001