"autodetect" meaning in All languages combined

See autodetect on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: autodetects [present, singular, third-person], autodetecting [participle, present], autodetected [participle, past], autodetected [past]
Etymology: From auto- + detect. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|auto|detect}} auto- + detect Head templates: {{en-verb}} autodetect (third-person singular simple present autodetects, present participle autodetecting, simple past and past participle autodetected)
  1. (transitive) To detect automatically. Tags: transitive Related terms: autodetection

Inflected forms

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        {
          "ref": "1999, Carolyn P. Meinel, The happy hacker: a guide to (mostly) harmless computer hacking:",
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          "ref": "2006, Duane K. Fields, IntelliJ IDEA in Action:",
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        "(transitive) To detect automatically."
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