auto-shutprogram
nounUK /ˌɔːtəʊ ˈʃʌt prəʊɡræm/
US /ˌɔːtoʊ ˈʃʌt proʊɡræm/
A small computer helper that turns something off by itself.
The auto-shutprogram turned off the game when it was time for bed.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. A feature that closes a program on its own after a set time.
The auto-shutprogram closed the video player after ten minutes.
3. A safety routine that stops a machine when something goes wrong.
The auto-shutprogram stopped the robot when its battery got too hot.
4. A scheduled task that shuts down a computer at a chosen hour.
He set an auto-shutprogram so the laptop would sleep at midnight.