auto-reply
nounEtymology From auto- + reply.
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Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences 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.
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Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences A message sent by this means.
- I sent an email to the school secretary, only to receive an auto-reply.
- 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.2015 August 27, Emily Gould, “The Art of the Out-of-Office Reply”, in The New York Times: