Autoaway

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An instant messaging feature that automatically marks a user as being away if the user does not interact with the computer or device in a set period of time. uncountable

    "You should notice that the whole session is reproduced, and nobody ever noticed you were away (unless you enabled the autoaway module)."

Example

More examples

"You should notice that the whole session is reproduced, and nobody ever noticed you were away (unless you enabled the autoaway module)."

Etymology

From auto- + away.

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instant messaging

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