auto-reply

See also: autoreply

English

Alternative forms

• autoreply

Etymology

auto- +‎ reply

Noun

auto-reply (countable and uncountable, plural auto-replies)

1. (email, computing, uncountable) A feature in e-mail software that sends automatic replies, used for instance when the recipient of a message is on holiday.

   I'd like to be able to disable auto-reply for certain users.

2. (email, computing, countable) A message sent by this means.

   I sent an email to the school secretary, only to receive an auto-reply.

   • 2015 August 27, Emily Gould, “The Art of the Out-of-Office Reply”, in The New York Times‎^[1]:

     If you have tried to accomplish work in August that requires outside assistance (work like scheduling, deal making, or, say, researching an article about out-of-office auto-replies), you probably ride this particular emotional roller coaster several times a day.

Translations

feature in e-mail software

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 自動回復／自动回复 (zìdòng huífù)

• Finnish: automaattinen vastaustoiminto
• French: réponse automatique f
• Portuguese: resposta automática f
• Spanish: respuesta automática f

message sent by this means

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 自動回復／自动回复 (zìdòng huífù)

• Finnish: automaattinen vastaus
• French: réponse automatique f
• Portuguese: resposta automática f
• Spanish: respuesta automática f