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autotype

noun · verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A copy or facsimile.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, dated

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

An early form of photograph produced using autotypy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, dated

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A function that completes the typing of a field using a prediction based upon the characters entered so far.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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4

verb

Meaning 4

To reproduce (a document) by autotype.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: dated, transitive

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5

noun

Meaning 5

an exact copy or reproduction

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: facsimile

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: copy

6

noun

Meaning 6

process for producing permanent prints in a carbon pigment

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: autotypy

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: photography

History

Etymology

From auto- + type.