Autodial
See under auto-dialer.
a telephone device that makes possible a service feature (au·to-dial) whereby a call is automatically made in response to a brief input signal from the user, as the pressing of a button.
verb
of a modem or other device, to dial a telephone number automatically to establish an Internet connection
Examples
When she starts the email program, it autodials the Internet service provider.
Usage Note
autodialed, autodialing; autodial n, autodialer n
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a telephone device that makes possible a service feature (au·to-dial) whereby a call is automatically made in response to a brief input signal from the user, as the pressing of a button.
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a person who has learned a subject without the benefit of a teacher or formal education; a self-taught person. noun a person who is self-taught adj. “self-taught,” 1838, from Greek autodidaktikos “self-taught,” from autos “self” (see auto-) + didaktos “taught” (see didactic). n. 1746, from Greek autodidaktos “self-taught” (see autodidactic).
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