autofire en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree English auto- Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ Proto-Germanic *fōr Proto-West Germanic *fuir Old English fȳr Middle English fyr English fire English autofire From auto- + fire.
Meanings
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(uncountable) A feature on a joystick or gamepad that permits automatic firing, as though the player were repeatedly pressing the fire button.
Also the crappy joystick, the SJS1, is useless. It's as stiff as a Skoda's steering and there's no autofire on it. I can't help thinking that I made the worst investment of my life by buying this computer.
1990 March, Letters: Your Sinclair, number 51:High-speed autofire and a choice of two joystick sizes are featured.
1989 October, Popular Mechanics, volume 166, number 10:You start off with just seven clips of ammo and five grenades — so all you autofire merchants are in trouble. Only real soldiers, with an accurate eye and careful trigger finger need apply here.
1988, Operation Wolf (review), Crash issue 59 (December 1988)
- (uncountable) A feature that allows a weapon to fire automatically.