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autotype

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From auto- + type.

noun autotypes

  1. countable, dated A copy or facsimile.
  2. countable, dated An early form of photograph produced using autotypy.
  3. uncountable A function that completes the typing of a field using a prediction based upon the characters entered so far.

verb autotypes · autotyping · autotyped

  1. dated, transitive To reproduce (a document) by autotype.

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"autotype." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/autotype.

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@misc{autotype_2026,
  title = {autotype},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/autotype},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}