auto-repeat

noun

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

verb (intr)

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

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012