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autorepeat

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Examples

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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From auto- + repeat.