autofade

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noun

Any feature (of a camera, audio mixer, etc.) that fades automatically.

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Meanings

nounautofade (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAny feature (of a camera, audio mixer, etc.) that fades automatically.

    This automatically halts the autofade and returns control to the manual fader.

    1974, Willard F. Bellman, Lighting the stage: art and practice
    1 more example

    One of the nicest enhancements on today's cameras is a circuit for fading to black at the end of a shot — autofade.

    1986, John Melville Bishop, Home video production: getting the most from your video equipment

Origin

From auto- + fade.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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