autoplay
Starts without clicking
Autoplay is a feature that automatically starts playing media—video, audio, or the next episode in a series—without requiring the user to click play.
I disabled autoplay because videos kept blasting in my headphones.
Websites and apps use autoplay to keep users engaged, though many find it intrusive.
The term also functions as a verb: The next episode autoplayed before I could stop it.
Recorded moving imagery
- playlistArranged media collection
- streamingReal-time digital delivery
- trailerPromotional film excerpt
- previewAdvance showing sample
advertisement · embedded · YouTube · Netflix · Spotify · podcast · clip · reel
Web content structuring language
- JavaScriptWeb programming language
- browserWeb access program
- APISoftware communication standard
- bufferingTemporary data accumulation
bandwidth · plugin · extension · script · embed · iframe · mobile · Safari
Remove functional capacity
- toggleTwo-position switch
- settingsAdjustable device parameters
- opt-outChoose not to participate
- consentVoluntary agreement given
preference · block · mute · pause · stop · permission · default · override
Without visible joins
- hands-freeOperable without holding
- continuousWithout pause or gap
- uninterruptedContinuing without a stop
- effortlessRequiring no strain
time-saving · binge-watching · queue · ease · streamlined · set-and-forget
Invading others' privacy
- disruptiveTending to interrupt order
- unwantedNot wished for
- noiseUnwanted auditory disturbance
- startlingCausing sudden surprise
surprise · loud · unexpected · frustrating · distracting · spam · unskippable · aggressive
video
Recorded moving imagery
preview · advertisement · embedded · YouTube · Netflix · Spotify · podcast · clip · reel · stories
HTML5
Web content structuring language
- JavaScriptWeb programming language
- browserWeb access program
- APISoftware communication standard
buffering · bandwidth · plugin · extension · script · embed · iframe · mobile · Safari · Firefox
disable
Remove functional capacity
consent · preference · block · mute · pause · stop · permission · default · override · restriction
seamless
Without visible joins
- hands-freeOperable without holding
- continuousWithout pause or gap
- uninterruptedContinuing without a stop
effortless · time-saving · binge-watching · queue · ease · streamlined · set-and-forget
intrusive
Invading others' privacy
- disruptiveTending to interrupt order
- unwantedNot wished for
- noiseUnwanted auditory disturbance
startling · surprise · loud · unexpected · frustrating · distracting · spam · unskippable · aggressive
- Auto- wordsautopilot, autocorrect, autobiography, autograph, autoimmune
- Music StreamingSpotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, YouTube Music, Tidal
- streaming habitsbinge watching, rewatching, marathon viewing
- videovideo, AVI, clip, footage, film
- digital annoyancesspam, pop-ups, ads, malware, viruses
- digital habitsscrolling, screen time, binge-watching, doom scrolling, doomscrolling