autoanswer

noun

Etymology

From auto- + answer.

  1. derived from *andaswarō
  2. derived from *swer-
  3. derived from swerian
  4. derived from *h₂ent-
  5. inherited from andswaru
  6. inherited from answere
  7. prefixed as autoanswer — “auto + answer

Definitions

  1. A feature of a telephone, modem, etc. that allows an incoming call to be answered…

    A feature of a telephone, modem, etc. that allows an incoming call to be answered automatically.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for autoanswer. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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