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autodial
or au·to-di·al
[ aw-toh-dahy-uhl, -dahyl ]
noun
- a service feature whereby a telephone call is automatically made in response to a brief input signal from the user, as the pressing of a button:
Any idea why my autodial no longer works after a new install or an update?
- an automatic call made in this way:
Each driver’s phone can be set to make an instant autodial to the office.
verb (used with object)
- to call automatically, using autodial:
I immediately autodialed my mom’s home phone and her cell phone, but there was no answer.
adjective
- of or relating to autodial:
autodial software.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of autodial1
First recorded in 1930–35; auto- 3( def ) + dial ( def )
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