Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

autosleep

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: au-tosleep
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A software or hardware feature that automatically triggers sleep mode after a period of inactivity.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"This panel is used to set the autosleep settings for your computer."
"Turn on the autosleep function. Most cameras offer a feature that saves power by automatically disabling the monitor and other power-hungry features (including the exposure meter and autofocus systems) after a period of inactivity."
"Instead of detecting activity, the accelerometers can also be set to detecting inactivity, often also per axis. This function can be used together with an autosleep function […]"

Etymology

From auto- + sleep.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: auto

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does autosleep mean?: A software or hardware feature that automatically triggers sleep mode after a period of inactivity.
Where does autosleep come from?: From auto- + sleep.

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