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auto- +‎ abstract

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autoabstract (plural autoabstracts)

  1. (computing) An abstract (abridgement or summary of a publication) generated automatically by a computer.
    • 1967, NBS Technical Note, volume 297, page 62:
      If the introduction, method, results and conclusion sections are well written and concise then it may be expected that such sentences would be selected for the autoabstract.