autofire
verbEtymology From auto- + fire.
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Engineering, Government, Military, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Politics, Tools, Video games, War, Weaponry To fire automatically.
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autofire
nounEtymology From auto- + fire.
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Video games A feature on a joystick or gamepad that permits automatic firing, as though the player were repeatedly pressing the fire button.
- You start off with just seven clips of ammo and five grenades — so all you autofire merchants are in trouble. Only real soldiers, with an accurate eye and careful trigger finger need apply here.1988, Operation Wolf (review), Crash issue 59 (December 1988)
- High-speed autofire and a choice of two joystick sizes are featured.1989 October, Popular Mechanics, volume 166, number 10:
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- Also the crappy joystick, the SJS1, is useless. It's as stiff as a Skoda's steering and there's no autofire on it. I can't help thinking that I made the worst investment of my life by buying this computer.1990 March, Letters: Your Sinclair, number 51:
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Literature, Media, Publishing, Science fiction A feature that allows a weapon to fire automatically.