auto-reply

See also: autoreply

English

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Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew
Proto-Indo-European *tó-
Proto-Hellenic *autós
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewder.
Ancient Greek αὖ (aû)
Ancient Greek τόν (tón)
Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós)
Ancient Greek αὐτο- (auto-)
Proto-Indo-European *men-
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Indo-European *mn̥tós
Proto-Hellenic *mətós
Ancient Greek αὐτόμᾰτος (autómătos)
Ancient Greek αὐτόμᾰτον (autómăton)der.
Classical Latin automatum
New Latin automaticusbor.
English automaticclip.
English auto-
English reply
English auto-reply

    From auto- + reply.

    Noun

    auto-reply (countable and uncountable, plural auto-replies)

    1. (email, computing, uncountable) A feature in e-mail software that sends automatic replies, used for instance when the recipient of a message is on holiday.
      I'd like to be able to disable auto-reply for certain users.
    2. (email, computing, countable) A message sent by this means.
      I sent an email to the school secretary, only to receive an auto-reply.
      • 2015 August 27, Emily Gould, “The Art of the Out-of-Office Reply”, in The New York Times‎[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 22 July 2025:
        If you have tried to accomplish work in August that requires outside assistance (work like scheduling, deal making, or, say, researching an article about out-of-office auto-replies), you probably ride this particular emotional roller coaster several times a day.

    Translations

    Verb

    auto-reply (third-person singular simple present auto-replies, present participle auto-replying, simple past and past participle auto-replied)

    1. (email, computing) To reply automatically.
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