autoabstract

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noun

An abstract (abridgement or summary of a publication) generated automatically by a computer.

Scrabble 16

Meanings

nounautoabstract (plural autoabstracts)

plural autoabstracts

  1. computingAn abstract (abridgement or summary of a publication) generated automatically by a computer.

    If the introduction, method, results and conclusion sections are well written and concise then it may be expected that such sentences would be selected for the autoabstract.

    1967, NBS Technical Note, volume 297, page 62

Origin

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MLA

“autoabstract.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autoabstract. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “autoabstract,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autoabstract.

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