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autocomplete
[ aw-toh-kuhm-pleet ]
verb (used with object)
, au·to·com·plet·ed, au·to·com·plet·ing.
- to complete (a sequence of characters) in a text field in a digital document or app: Compare auto-populate ( def ).
Why would this library app autocomplete a book’s title if they don’t have it?!
- sometimes used interchangeably with autofill ( def 1 ).
noun
- a feature of a messaging app, word processor, email program, web browser, etc., that automatically predicts the remaining characters in a word or phrase based on what has been typed or input before:
Using autocomplete makes typing on my phone’s tiny keyboard so much faster.
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Other Words From
- au·to·com·ple·tion noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of autocomplete1
First recorded in 1990–95; auto- 3( def ) + complete ( def )
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