Auto-reply

Alternative forms

• autoreply

Origin

- + auto + reply

Full definition of auto-reply

Noun

1. (email, computing, uncountable) A feature in e-mail software that sends automatic replies, used for instance when the recipient of a message is on holiday.
   I'd like to be able to disable auto-reply for certain users.
2. (email, computing, countable) A message sent by this means.
   I sent an email to the school secretary, only to receive an auto-reply.
• 2015-08-27, w:Emily Gould, The Art of the Out-of-Office Reply, If you have tried to accomplish work in August that requires outside assistance (work like scheduling, deal making, or, say, researching an article about out-of-office auto-replies), you probably ride this particular emotional roller coaster several times a day.