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autorespond en · VERB

Pronunciation

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew Proto-Indo-European *tó- Proto-Hellenic *autós Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewder. Ancient Greek αὖ (aû) Ancient Greek τόν (tón) Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós) Ancient Greek αὐτο- (auto-) Proto-Indo-European *men- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *mn̥tós Proto-Hellenic *mətós Ancient Greek αὐτόμᾰτος (autómătos) Ancient Greek αὐτόμᾰτον (autómăton)der. Classical Latin automatum New Latin automaticusbor. English automaticclip. English auto- English respond English autorespond From auto- + respond.

Meanings

1. (intransitive) To respond automatically.
   • SpaceX and X, formerly Twitter, did not immediately respond to a series of questions about Musk’s announcement on Tuesday, however an email sent to X autoresponded, “Busy now, please check back later.” 2024 July 16, Gillian Brassil and Nicole Nixon, “Elon Musk says he’ll move X & SpaceX headquarters from California to Texas. Here’s why”, in The Sacramento Bee, archived from the original on 17 Jul 2024:
   • Whenever a new user joins, a bot will autorespond with a welcome message.

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autoresponse · autoresponder