automount

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verb

To mount (a file system) automatically.

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Meanings

verbautomount (third-person singular simple present automounts, present participle automounting, simple past and past participle automounted)

present singular third person automounts · participle present automounting · participle past automounted · past automounted

  1. transitivecomputingTo mount (a file system) automatically.
nounautomount (plural automounts)

plural automounts

  1. computingThe automatic mounting of a file system.

    It can manage devices, automounts, paths, sockets, and other things.

    2015, Christopher Negus, Linux Bible, page 567

Origin

From auto- + mount.

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APA

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MLA

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

Chicago

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

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