Definition of auto-repeat - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

technology feature

TECH.

feature that repeats an action when a button is held

TECH.

The keyboard has an auto-repeat for holding down keys.

Verb

intr.

technology

TECH.

repeat automatically when held or activated

TECH.

If you hold the key, it will auto-repeat.

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Origin of auto-repeat

English, auto- (self) + repeat (do again)

Examples of auto-repeat in a sentence

Auto-repeat makes text editing much faster.
The button will auto-repeat if pressed continuously.
Set the function to auto-repeat for faster input.

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French:répétition automatique, se répéter automatiquement, ...
German:Automatische Wiederholung, automatisch wiederholen, ...
Italian:ripetizione automatica, ripetere automaticamente, ...
Spanish:repetición automática, repetir automáticamente, ...
Portuguese:repetição automática, repetir automaticamente, ...
Chinese:自动重复功能, 自动重复, ...
Japanese:自動繰り返し機能, 自動繰り返しする, ...
Arabic:إِعَادَة تِلْقَائِيَّة, كرر تلقائياً, ...
Hebrew:חֲזָרָה אוֹטוֹמָטִית, לַחְזוֹר עַל עַצְמוֹ אוֹטוֹמָטִית, ...
Russian:автоповтор, автоматически повторять, ...
Ukrainian:автоматичне повторення, автоматично повторювати, ...
Hindi:ऑटो-रिपीट, स्वचालित रूप से दोहराना, ...
Bengali:স্বয়ংক্রিয় পুনরাবৃত্তি, স্বয়ংক্রিয়ভাবে পুনরাবৃত্তি করা, ...
Catalan:auto-repetició, repetir automàticament, ...
Czech:automatické opakování, automaticky se opakovat, ...
Danish:auto-gentagelse, auto-gentage, ...
Dutch:automatische herhaling, automatisch herhalen, ...
Greek:αυτόματη επανάληψη, επαναλαμβάνω αυτόματα, ...
Hungarian:automatikus ismétlés, automatikusan ismétlődni, ...
Khmer:មុខងារធ្វើសកម្មភាពឡើងវិញដោយស្វ័យប្រវត្តិ, ធ្វើម្តងទៀតដោយស្វ័យប្រវត្តិ, ...
Korean:자동 반복 기능, 자동 반복하다, ...
Persian:تکرار خودکار, خودکار تکرار شدن, ...
Polish:automatyczne powtarzanie, powtarzać automatycznie, ...
Portuguese (BR):auto-repetição, repetir automaticamente, ...
Romanian:repetare automată, a repeta automat, ...
Swedish:automatisk upprepning, upprepa automatiskt, ...
Thai:ฟีเจอร์ทำซ้ำอัตโนมัติ, ทำซ้ำอัตโนมัติ, ...
Turkish:otomatik tekrar, otomatik tekrar etmek, ...
Vietnamese:tự động lặp lại, lặp lại tự động, ...

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