Definition of "autoflush"

autoflush

noun
uncountable
1. (computing, programming) Automatic flushing of a buffer.
  Quotations
  If the writer is set to autoflush mode, then all characters in the buffer are sent to their destination whenever println is called.
  2001, Cay S. Horstmann, Gary Cornell, Core Java 2: Fundamentals, page 715
  With autoflush off, you can easily start generating content, have your code throw it away halfway through, and then issue a redirect.
  2002, Dave Rolsky, Ken Williams, Embedding Perl in HTML with Mason
verb
third-person singular simple present autoflushes, present participle autoflushing, simple past and past participle autoflushed
1. (transitive, computing, programming) To flush (a buffer) automatically.