autorepeat

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noun

Any feature that repeats an action automatically. (often preceded with 'on')

“Holding down a key on the keyboard activates autorepeat, as though the key were being pressed many times in a row.”

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Meanings

nounautorepeat (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAny feature that repeats an action automatically. (often preceded with 'on')

    Holding down a key on the keyboard activates autorepeat, as though the key were being pressed many times in a row.

Origin

From auto- + repeat.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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