autoexec

Automatic execution file

Autoexec is a file that runs automatically when a system or program starts, executing commands without user intervention.

The term comes from MS-DOS, where AUTOEXEC.BAT configured the computer at boot.

Modern usage extends to any script or configuration file that runs on startup: I added the command to my autoexec so I don't have to type it every time.

DOS

batch

Quantity produced together

startupNew business enterprise
DOSText-based computer platform
bootHigh shoe or startup

bat · system · initialization · MS-DOS · path · prompt · environment · shell · PC · IBM

automation

script

Written words for performance

runMove swiftly on foot
scheduledArranged for specific time
taskWork to be done

macro · trigger · launch · process · routine · workflow · batch · command · initialize · sequence

nostalgia

retro

Evoking recent past

vintageQuality from past eras
computingProcessing data mathematically
legacyWhat's passed down

classic · eighties · nineties · floppy · disk · terminal · cursor · command-line · beige · tower

Opposites

execution trigger

autoexecmanual

Written instructions for use

on-demand · interactive · prompted

timing of execution

autoexeclazy loading

Postponing retrieval until necessary

Family

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Familiarity: Top 1,000,000
Profile: Used worldwide · Rated G