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autolocate

autolocate noun: the function of a tape recorder that locates a required position on a tape.

Noun

autolocate (uncountable)

  1. The function of a tape recorder that locates a required position on a tape.
    Synonyms:
    autolocation

Verb

autolocate (third-person singular simple present autolocates, present participle autolocating, simple past and past participle autolocated)

  1. To locate automatically by means of an autolocator.

Synonyms of autolocate

Forms of autolocate

third-person singular presentautolocates
present participleautolocating
past participleautolocated
pastautolocated

Origin of autolocate

auto- + locate

Questions about autolocate

What does autolocate mean?
Autolocate means the function of a tape recorder that locates a required position on a tape.
What part of speech is autolocate?
Autolocate can be a noun or a verb.

Words near autolocate in the dictionary

  1. autoloaders
  2. autoloading
  3. autoloads
  4. autolocalization
  5. autolocalized
  6. autolocate
  7. autolocated
  8. autolocates
  9. autolocating
  10. autolocation
  11. autolocator

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