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autoaway

autoaway noun: an instant messaging feature that automatically marks a user as being away if the user does not interact with the computer or device in a set period of time.

Noun

autoaway (uncountable)

  1. An instant messaging feature that automatically marks a user as being away if the user does not interact with the computer or device in a set period of time.
    • You should notice that the whole session is reproduced, and nobody ever noticed you were away (unless you enabled the autoaway module).2004, Paul Mutton, IRC Hacks: 100 Industrial-Strength Tips & Tools, page 382
    • Also, ERC, like Emacs, is extremely modular and flexible. It is, of course, a free software program, but there are also many existing modules from nick highlighting to autoaway that you can use.2014, Josh Datko, BeagleBone for Secret Agents

Origin of autoaway

From auto- + away.

Questions about autoaway

What does autoaway mean?
Autoaway means an instant messaging feature that automatically marks a user as being away if the user does not interact with the computer or device in a set period of time.
What part of speech is autoaway?
Autoaway is a noun.

Words near autoaway in the dictionary

  1. autoassociative
  2. autoassociator
  3. autoassociators
  4. autoaugmentation
  5. autoaugmentations
  6. autoaway
  7. autobackup
  8. autobackups
  9. autobahn
  10. autobahnen
  11. autobahns

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