"autoscroller" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: autoscrollers [plural]
Etymology: From auto- + scroller. Etymology templates: {{pre|en|auto|scroller}} auto- + scroller Head templates: {{en-noun}} autoscroller (plural autoscrollers)
  1. (video games) A section of a two-dimensional video game which automatically scrolls the player through it. Categories (topical): Video games

Inflected forms

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