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Etymology edit

auto- +‎ mount

Verb edit

automount (third-person singular simple present automounts, present participle automounting, simple past and past participle automounted)

  1. (transitive, computing) To mount (a file system) automatically.

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Noun edit

automount (plural automounts)

  1. (computing) The automatic mounting of a file system.
    • 2015, Christopher Negus, Linux Bible, page 567:
      It can manage devices, automounts, paths, sockets, and other things.