Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

autoclick

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: au-toclick
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A software feature that simulates the click of a mouse button.

Uncountable

verb

To simulate a click without direct user input.

Example Sentences

"Rather than hire hordes of people to click banner ads, some website operators run automated programs known as autoclick software."
"When you hover the mouse cursor over an item that has the autoclick feature enabled, the feature is automatically clicked after a second or two."
"Push the Freakin' Button, a little freeware program to autoclick on annoying Windows buttons"

Etymology

From auto- + click.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

autoclicks (present, singular) autoclicking (participle, present) autoclicked (participle, past) autoclicked (past)

Frequently Paired Words

autoclicker

Questions

What does autoclick mean?: A software feature that simulates the click of a mouse button.
Where does autoclick come from?: From auto- + click.

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