auto-feed

ˈɔːtoʊˌfiːd

Definition

Definition of auto-feed - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

machine featuredevice that automatically supplies materials to a machine

The printer's auto-feed jammed again.

self-feeder

Adjective

machine featureable to supply materials automatically without help

This printer has an auto-feed tray for paper.

Verb

tr.

machines

Rare

supply something automatically to a machine or system

Rare

The printer can auto-feed 50 sheets at once.

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Origin of auto-feed

Greek, auto (self) + English, feed (supply)

Examples of auto-feed in a sentence

He fixed the scanner's auto-feed mechanism.
The auto-feed scanner saves time during copying.
We bought an auto-feed shredder for the office.
The scanner can auto-feed documents for quick copying.
This shredder will auto-feed up to 20 pages.

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French:alimentation automatique, à alimentation automatique, ...
German:Automatischer Einzug, automatisch zuführend, ...
Italian:autoalimentazione, ad alimentazione automatica, ...
Spanish:alimentador automático, de alimentación automática, ...
Portuguese:alimentador automático, de alimentação automática, ...
Chinese:自动进料装置, 自动供给的, ...
Japanese:自動給紙装置, 自動給紙の, ...
Arabic:مُغَذٍّ آلي, تِلقائي التَغْذِية, ...
Hebrew:מַזִּין אוֹטוֹמָטִי, מְצֻיָּד בְּהַזָּנָה אוֹטוֹמָטִית, ...
Russian:автоподача, автоматический, ...
Ukrainian:автоматична подача, автоматичний, ...
Hindi:स्वचालित आपूर्ति यंत्र, स्वचालित-आपूर्ति, ...
Bengali:স্বয়ংক্রিয় খাদ, স্বয়ংক্রিয়-খাওয়ানো, ...
Catalan:alimentador automàtic, d'alimentació automàtica, ...
Czech:automatický podavač, automatický, ...
Danish:automatisk fremføring, automatisk fremførende, ...
Dutch:automatische invoer, automatisch voedend, ...
Greek:αυτόματος τροφοδότης, αυτόματης τροφοδοσίας, ...
Hungarian:automatikus adagoló, automatikus adagolású, ...
Khmer:ឧបករណ៍បញ្ចូលសម្ភារៈដោយស្វ័យប្រវត្តិ, បញ្ចូលដោយស្វ័យប្រវត្តិ, ...
Korean:자동 급지 장치, 자동 공급의, ...
Persian:دستگاه تغذیه خودکار, خودکار تغذیه‌کننده, ...
Polish:automatyczne podawanie, automatyczny, ...
Portuguese (BR):alimentador automático, autoalimentado, ...
Romanian:alimentator automat, cu alimentare automată, ...
Swedish:automatmatning, automatisk matnings-, ...
Thai:ระบบจ่ายอัตโนมัติ, ที่ป้อนอัตโนมัติ, ...
Turkish:otomatik besleyici, otomatik beslemeli, ...
Vietnamese:bộ cấp liệu tự động, tự động cấp liệu, ...

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