autoflush

English

Etymology

From auto- +‎ flush.

Pronunciation

• Audio (US):

  (file)

Noun

autoflush (uncountable)

1. (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

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

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