auto-return
Comes back automatically
Auto-return describes a mechanism that returns automatically to its original position after being moved or activated.
A typewriter's auto-return advances the carriage to the next line without manual intervention.
On a turntable, auto-return lifts the tonearm and swings it back to rest when a record finishes.
The feature appears across devices where hands-free reset is desirable: The steering wheel has auto-return to center.
Wheeled passenger vehicle
- typewriterMechanical printing keyboard
- enterPass into a space
- newlineText formatting character
- cursorOn-screen position indicator
margin · bell · mechanical · platen · lever · formatting · line-break · typist
Purpose or duty
- valueImportance or price
- callbackFollow-up audition invitation
- loopCurve closing on itself
- exitWay to leave
recursive · default · parameter · null · boolean · exception · output · method
Adopted principle of action
- exchangeMutual giving and receiving
- refundMoney returned after purchase
- merchandiseCommercial products offered
- receiptWritten payment acknowledgment
restocking · warranty · shipping · defective · unopened · packaging · deadline · condition
carriage
Wheeled passenger vehicle
- typewriterMechanical printing keyboard
- enterPass into a space
- newlineText formatting character
cursor · margin · bell · mechanical · platen · lever · formatting · line-break · typist · ribbon
function
Purpose or duty
exit · recursive · default · parameter · null · boolean · exception · output · method · procedure
policy
Adopted principle of action
- exchangeMutual giving and receiving
- refundMoney returned after purchase
- merchandiseCommercial products offered
receipt · restocking · warranty · shipping · defective · unopened · packaging · deadline · condition · hassle-free
dividend
Corporate profit share
- reinvestmentReturning gains to capital
- yieldProduce or relinquish
- compoundCombined into one
interest · portfolio · earnings · quarterly · payout · shares · accumulation · brokerage · growth · recurring
rental
Paid temporary use
- drop-offSudden decrease or edge
- checkoutPayment completion process
- mileageDistance traveled by vehicle
keys · inspection · contract · pick-up · fleet · Hertz · Avis · airport · deposit · odometer
- turntablesphonograph, turntable, record player, platter, tone arm
auto-returnfixed position
Unchanging spatial placement
no return · locking · static · hold position · detent
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