Meanings
verbautoescape (third-person singular simple present autoescapes, present participle autoescaping, simple past and past participle autoescaped)
present singular third person autoescapes · participle present autoescaping · participle past autoescaped · past autoescaped
- transitivecomputingTo escape (cause a text character to be interpreted literally) automatically.
Origin
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APA
autoescape. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autoescape
MLA
“autoescape.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autoescape. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “autoescape,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autoescape.
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