Autorepeat

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any feature that repeats an action automatically. (often preceded with 'on') uncountable

    "Holding down a key on the keyboard activates autorepeat, as though the key were being pressed many times in a row."

Example

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"Holding down a key on the keyboard activates autorepeat, as though the key were being pressed many times in a row."

Etymology

From auto- + repeat.

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