autodeletion

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noun

Automatic deletion; the process of autodeleting.

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Meanings

nounautodeletion (uncountable)
  1. uncountablecomputingAutomatic deletion; the process of autodeleting.

    Many BBS features are also available, including autodeletion of old messages.

    1987, Patrick R. Dewey, 101 software packages to use in your library
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    This is no different from the way you handle autodeletion in any other public folder.

    2003, Barry Gerber, Mastering Microsoft Exchange Server 2003

Origin

From auto- + deletion.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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