Autonumber
noun, verb
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An automatically generated number.
"Any autonumber has three parts: a fixed prefix, an incremental number, and a changing suffix. Prefixes have a maximum length of three and are used for all system-generated numbers for the selected record type."
Verb
- 1 To number automatically. transitive
"Will it still autonumber the lines for me […] ?"
Example
More examples"Any autonumber has three parts: a fixed prefix, an incremental number, and a changing suffix. Prefixes have a maximum length of three and are used for all system-generated numbers for the selected record type."
Etymology
From auto- + number.
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