"autoscroll" meaning in All languages combined

See autoscroll on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: autoscrolls [present, singular, third-person], autoscrolling [participle, present], autoscrolled [participle, past], autoscrolled [past]
Etymology: auto- + scroll Etymology templates: {{pre|en|auto|scroll}} auto- + scroll Head templates: {{en-verb}} autoscroll (third-person singular simple present autoscrolls, present participle autoscrolling, simple past and past participle autoscrolled)
  1. (graphical user interface) To automatically scroll. Usually activated with the middle button of a mouse. The distance of the cursor from the original location on the screen where the middle button was activated controls speed (increasing with distance) and scrolling direction. Categories (topical): Graphical user interface

Inflected forms

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