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autoaway en · NOUN

Etymology

From auto- + away.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) An instant messaging feature that automatically marks a user as being away if the user does not interact with the computer or device in a set period of time.
    • Also, ERC, like Emacs, is extremely modular and flexible. It is, of course, a free software program, but there are also many existing modules from nick highlighting to autoaway that you can use. 2014, Josh Datko, BeagleBone for Secret Agents:
    • You should notice that the whole session is reproduced, and nobody ever noticed you were away (unless you enabled the autoaway module). 2004, Paul Mutton, IRC Hacks: 100 Industrial-Strength Tips & Tools, page 382: