autotype

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noun

A copy or facsimile.

Similar
autotypyfacsimile
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Meanings

nounautotype (countable and uncountable, plural autotypes)

plural autotypes

  1. countabledatedA copy or facsimile.
  2. countabledatedAn early form of photograph produced using autotypy.
  3. uncountablecomputingA function that completes the typing of a field using a prediction based upon the characters entered so far.
verbautotype (third-person singular simple present autotypes, present participle autotyping, simple past and past participle autotyped)

present singular third person autotypes · participle present autotyping · participle past autotyped · past autotyped

  1. datedtransitiveTo reproduce (a document) by autotype.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounprocess for producing permanent prints in a carbon pigment

Similar
autotypy
Broader
photography

nounan exact copy or reproduction

Similar
facsimile
Broader
copy
Also see
autotypyfacsimile

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From auto- + type.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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