"autostart" meaning in All languages combined

See autostart on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: autostarts [plural]
Etymology: From auto- + start. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|auto|start}} auto- + start Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} autostart (countable and uncountable, plural autostarts)
  1. (computing) (An instance of) automatic starting. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Computing Translations (automatic starting): automatikus indítás (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-autostart-en-noun-69lPxm87 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with auto-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 30 34 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with auto-: 52 29 19 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 32 33 35 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 32 32 36 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 31 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 33 29 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 33 30 37 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'automatic starting': 84 16
  2. (computing) A program or application set to start automatically. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-autostart-en-noun-Eot4oGUl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 30 34 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 32 33 35 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 32 32 36 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 31 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 33 29 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 33 30 37 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: autorun, boot, launch, start up → startup

Verb [English]

Forms: autostarts [present, singular, third-person], autostarting [participle, present], autostarted [participle, past], autostarted [past]
Etymology: From auto- + start. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|auto|start}} auto- + start Head templates: {{en-verb}} autostart (third-person singular simple present autostarts, present participle autostarting, simple past and past participle autostarted)
  1. (transitive, intransitive, computing) To start automatically. Tags: intransitive, transitive Categories (topical): Computing Translations (to start automatically): 自啟 (Chinese Mandarin), 自启 (zìqǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), automatikusanindul (el) (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-autostart-en-verb-Z2rQpng4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 30 34 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 32 33 35 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 32 32 36 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 31 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 33 29 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 33 30 37 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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