autoflush

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Etymology edit

Noun edit

autoflush (uncountable)

(computing, programming) Automatic flushing of a buffer.
- 2001, Cay S. Horstmann, Gary Cornell, Core Java 2: Fundamentals, page 715:
  If the writer is set to autoflush mode, then all characters in the buffer are sent to their destination whenever println is called.
- 2002, Dave Rolsky, Ken Williams, Embedding Perl in HTML with Mason:
  With autoflush off, you can easily start generating content, have your code throw it away halfway through, and then issue a redirect.

Verb edit

autoflush (third-person singular simple present autoflushes, present participle autoflushing, simple past and past participle autoflushed)

(transitive, computing, programming) To flush (a buffer) automatically.