"autocomplete" meaning in English

See autocomplete in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From auto- + complete. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|auto-|complete|id1=automatic}} auto- + complete Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} autocomplete (uncountable)
  1. (computing) A software feature that predicts the rest of a word a user is typing. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Computing Hyponyms: find as you type, predictive text, search as you type Related terms: autocorrect Translations (feature): 自動完成 (Chinese Mandarin), 自动完成 (zìdòng wánchéng) (Chinese Mandarin), automaattinen täyttö (Finnish), autocomplétion [masculine] (French), autocompletado [masculine] (Galician), Textvervollständigung [feminine] (German), Autovervollständigung [feminine] (German), αυτοσυμπλήρωση (aftosymplírosi) [feminine] (Greek), completare automaticamente (Italian), автодополнение (avtodopolnenije) [neuter] (Russian), autocompletado [feminine] (Spanish), prediktiv textinmatning [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-autocomplete-en-noun-VEh1GcKw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with auto- (automatic), Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with auto- (automatic): 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 53 47 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 53 47 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 55 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 53 47 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Verb

Forms: autocompletes [present, singular, third-person], autocompleting [participle, present], autocompleted [participle, past], autocompleted [past]
Etymology: From auto- + complete. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|auto-|complete|id1=automatic}} auto- + complete Head templates: {{en-verb}} autocomplete (third-person singular simple present autocompletes, present participle autocompleting, simple past and past participle autocompleted)
  1. (computing) To complete automatically. Categories (topical): Computing Related terms: autocompletion Translations (complete automatically): 自動完成 (Chinese Mandarin), 自动完成 (zìdòng wánchéng) (Chinese Mandarin), täyttää automaattisesti (Finnish), autocompléter (French), autocompletar (Galician), completamento automatico [masculine] (Italian), autocompletar (Portuguese), autocompletar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-autocomplete-en-verb-hZaI9kSA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with auto- (automatic), Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with auto- (automatic): 49 51 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 41 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 53 47 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 53 47 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 55 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 53 47 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Inflected forms

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      "word": "autocompletado"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "feature",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Textvervollständigung"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "feature",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Autovervollständigung"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "aftosymplírosi",
      "sense": "feature",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "αυτοσυμπλήρωση"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "feature",
      "word": "completare automaticamente"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "avtodopolnenije",
      "sense": "feature",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "автодополнение"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "feature",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "autocompletado"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "feature",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "prediktiv textinmatning"
    }
  ],
  "word": "autocomplete"
}

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