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Detection vs Autodetection - What's the difference?

detection | autodetection |

As nouns the difference between detection and autodetection

is that detection is detection while autodetection is (computing) automatic detection.

detection

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of detecting or sensing something; discovering something that was hidden or disguised.
  • *
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  • The finding out of a constituent, a signal, an agent or the like, mostly by means of a specific device or method.

    • autodetection

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (computing) automatic detection
  • * 1996 , Microsoft Corporation, Microsoft Windows NT Server Resource Kit
    • Exclude as many hardware types and items from autodetection as possible. If autodetection crashes, run Setup again and exclude more items from autodetection.

    Related terms

    * autodetect