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autoresponder

autoresponder noun: a computer program that automatically sends a certain message or messages in response to incoming e-mail.

Noun

autoresponder (plural autoresponders)

  1. A computer program that automatically sends a certain message or messages in response to incoming e-mail.
    • Use your email autoresponder and outgoing voicemail message to set expectations about your work hours and communication response times2024 January 31, Jessica DuLong, “Unsubscribe from everything to start controlling the tech in your life, new book says”, in CNN, archived from the original on 09 Feb 2024

Forms of autoresponder

pluralautoresponders

Origin of autoresponder

From auto- + responder.

Questions about autoresponder

What does autoresponder mean?
Autoresponder means a computer program that automatically sends a certain message or messages in response to incoming e-mail.
What part of speech is autoresponder?
Autoresponder is a noun.
What is the plural of autoresponder?
The plural of autoresponder is autoresponders.

Words near autoresponder in the dictionary

  1. autoresistance
  2. autoresonance
  3. autoresonances
  4. autorespond
  5. autoresponded
  6. autoresponder
  7. autoresponders
  8. autoresponding
  9. autoresponds
  10. autoresponse
  11. autoresponses

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