Auto-reply

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A feature in e-mail software that sends automatic replies, used for instance when the recipient of a message is on holiday. uncountable

    "I'd like to be able to disable auto-reply for certain users."

  2. 2
    A message sent by this means. countable

    "I sent an email to the school secretary, only to receive an auto-reply."

Example

More examples

"An auto-reply like that would decrease email volume."

Etymology

From auto- + reply.

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