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autopen, n. orig. U.S.
Brit. |ˈɔːtə(ʊ)pɛn|, U.S. |ˈɔdəˌpɛn|, |ˈɔdoʊˌpɛn|, |ˈɑdəˌpɛn|, |ˈɑdoʊˌpɛn|
Forms: also with capital initial.
[‹ auto- comb. form1 + pen n.2]
1. A self-filling fountain pen. rare. disused.
1910Nebraska State Jrnl. 24 Sept. 5/5 (advt.) The Safety Autopen..is the very newest thing in Fountain Pens;..a Fountain Pen that is filled without soiling the fingers.
2. A device which mechanically reproduces a person's signature.
1940Washington Post 24 Mar. r4/2 The Autopen machine which rewrites handwriting. 1953Nevada State Jrnl. 16 Jan. 4/5 The purring..came from the autopen signing the name of one George Brown..at the rate of 3,000 per day. 1974Time 10 June 59 Caroline [Kennedy] will be a ‘go-fer’, sorting mail and operating the autopen that prints Uncle Ted's signature on routine letters. 2002MX News 21 Mar. 13/3 Normally when members of the royal family sign their names they use a machine called an autopen which copies and reproduces their signature identically. |