autocancel

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verb

To cancel (a previously posted message on Usenet) automatically.

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Meanings

verbautocancel (third-person singular simple present autocancels, present participle (US) autocanceling or (UK) autocancelling, simple past and past participle (US) autocanceled or (UK) autocancelled)

present singular third person autocancels · US participle present autocanceling · UK participle present autocancelling · US participle past autocanceled · US past autocanceled · UK participle past autocancelled · UK past autocancelled

  1. transitiveTo cancel (a previously posted message on Usenet) automatically.
nounautocancel (plural autocancels)

plural autocancels

  1. A Usenet control message, generated automatically, that cancels a previously posted message.

Origin

From auto- + cancel.

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Cite this entry
APA

autocancel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autocancel

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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