auto-repeat

British  

noun

1. computing a feature of computer keys whereby a character is generated repeatedly as long as the user holds down the key in question

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verb

1. computing (of a computer key) to go on automatically regenerating a character

Example Sentences

“Once you have some idea of what goes down well with an audience, you kind of stick to it. So if I’m telling a story about Jimi Hendrix that I’ve said before, then I’ll use little phrases, like ‘As I say’ or ‘I often tell the story’ to not sound like, oh my God, he’s on auto-repeat.”

From New York Times

Loading Harry Chapin’s mopey “Cat’s in the Cradle” onto your iPod, and listening to it on auto-repeat all afternoon?

From New York Times

But every picture tells a story, and yours are stuck on auto-repeat, making the women look interchangeable, and you, like a stunted Hugh Hefner.

From New York Times