autodial

noun

au·​to·​di·​al

often attributive

: a system or feature of a system by which a device (such as a telephone or computer) automatically dials a preprogrammed telephone number

autodial transitive verb

autodialer

ˈ⸗⸗ˌ⸗(⸗)⸗

noun

plural -s

autodialing adjective

an autodialing modem

autodialing noun

… autodialing automatically directs fax and voice mail calls to the right device.

—Steve Monas and Richard Hooker, Shoestring Venture: The Startup Bible, 2008

Word History

Etymology

aut- + dial entry 1

First Known Use

1934, in the meaning defined above

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