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autoflush

noun

Etymology

From auto- + flush.

  1. inherited from flusshen
  2. prefixed as autoflush — “auto + flush”

Definitions

  1. Automatic flushing of a buffer.

    • If the writer is set to autoflush mode, then all characters in the buffer are sent to their destination whenever println is called.
    • With autoflush off, you can easily start generating content, have your code throw it away halfway through, and then issue a redirect.

  2. To flush (a buffer) automatically.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

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

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA