"autotype" meaning in English

See autotype in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: autotypes [plural]
Etymology: From auto- + type. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|auto-|type|text=+|tree=1}} From auto- + type. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} autotype (countable and uncountable, plural autotypes)
  1. (dated, countable) A copy or facsimile. Tags: countable, dated
    Sense id: en-autotype-en-noun-WiP3Vw0U
  2. (dated, countable) An early form of photograph produced using autotypy. Tags: countable, dated
    Sense id: en-autotype-en-noun-7Llpxo~B
  3. (uncountable, computing) A function that completes the typing of a field using a prediction based upon the characters entered so far. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-autotype-en-noun-1-FfYqBC Categories (other): Computing, English entries referencing ambiguous etymons, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with auto-, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries referencing ambiguous etymons: 10 30 51 9 Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 9 27 54 9 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 11 27 50 12 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 11 29 50 10 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 28 62 6 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with auto-: 20 22 38 19 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 7 36 50 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 31 57 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 30 61 4 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 10 24 57 9 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: artotype, autotypic

Verb

Forms: autotypes [present, singular, third-person], autotyping [participle, present], autotyped [participle, past], autotyped [past]
Etymology: From auto- + type. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|auto-|type|text=+|tree=1}} From auto- + type. Head templates: {{en-verb}} autotype (third-person singular simple present autotypes, present participle autotyping, simple past and past participle autotyped)
  1. (dated, transitive) To reproduce (a document) by autotype. Tags: dated, transitive
    Sense id: en-autotype-en-verb-tDq91zSo

Inflected forms

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