"predictive text" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} predictive text (uncountable)
  1. (computing) A system for inputting text on a device where individual buttons correspond to several characters that attempts to guess which word was intended (typically out of a writable vocabulary), as opposed to a system where disambiguation is achieved through repeated presses of the same key. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-predictive_text-en-noun-Oe46DyJJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 58 42 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 61 39 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 65 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 54 46 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 64 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 56 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 54 46 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  2. (computing) A system, as in a word processor, that attempts to predict and autocomplete the text being typed. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Computing, Texting Translations (function on certain text messaging software): 词组联想 (Chinese Mandarin), ennakoiva tekstinsyöttö (Finnish), ennustava tekstinsyöttö (Finnish), Texterkennung [feminine] (German), prediktiv textinmatning [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-predictive_text-en-noun-h-eW9Gqf Disambiguation of Texting: 32 68 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 54 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 54 46 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'function on certain text messaging software': 42 58
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: predictive texting, textonym
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