Definition of "auto" []

• An automobile. (noun)
• To go by or ride in an automobile. (verb-intransitive)

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• "I didn't know about the synonym search (e.g. "~auto loan" will allow auto to match car, truck, etc.) and the wildcards (e.g. "red * blue" will match occurrences of red and blue with one word in between)."
• "Once you plug in the Wii MotionPlus dongle, the title auto-recognizes it and takes advantage of its added precision."
• "The term auto bias normally describes a circuit in which the signal grid of a power tube is referenced to ground, and the potential of the cathode is raised above ground through a cathode resistor (footnote 1), thus prompting the tube to adjust itself under operating conditions."