autonumbering

English

Etymology

auto- +‎ numbering

Noun

autonumbering (uncountable)

1. (computing) Automatic numbering.
   • 2001, Lisa Jahred, FrameMaker 6: Beyond the Basics, page 40:

     Luckily for us, that's where FrameMaker's autonumbering feature comes in. In documents, autonumbering does just what its name implies: It automatically numbers your paragraphs so you don't have to.