auto-offutility
nounUK /ˌɔːtəʊ ɒfjuːˈtɪlɪti/
US /ˌɔːtoʊ ɔːfjuːˈtɪlɪti/
A machine that turns itself off when it is not needed.
The auto-offutility saved power by shutting down the heater when the room was empty.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. A feature that stops a device from wasting energy automatically.
This lamp has an auto-offutility that kicks in after ten minutes.
3. The state of a system turning itself off without help.
Engineers praised the auto-offutility of the new pump.
4. A setting that ends a process once its job is done.
Enable auto-offutility so the printer sleeps after printing.