autoclick meaning: definition, etymology and quotations

autoclick

noun

Etymology From auto- + click.

Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences A software feature that simulates the click of a mouse button.

Rather than hire hordes of people to click banner ads, some website operators run automated programs known as autoclick software.2006, Wally Wang, Steal this Computer Book 4.0:
When you hover the mouse cursor over an item that has the autoclick feature enabled, the feature is automatically clicked after a second or two.2012, John Paul Mueller, Windows 8 For Dummies Quick Reference:

verb

Etymology From auto- + click.

Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences Of a program To simulate a click without direct user input.

Push the Freakin' Button, a little freeware program to autoclick on annoying Windows buttons2002 August 12, David Ripton, “MTGO works in Linux with Win4Lin”, in rec.games.trading-cards.magic.misc (Usenet):