autoextension

noun — 3 senses

autoextension

noun

Etymology auto- + extension

1

Automatic extension.

2

Computing, Databases, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences The automatic growth of a data file when the allocated storage space is exhausted.

3

Firefighting, Government The spread of a fire from one floor of a building to another by means of the windows.

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