"autocomplete" meaning in English

See autocomplete in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: auto- + complete Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|auto|complete}} 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)
    Sense id: en-autocomplete-en-noun-VEh1GcKw Categories (other): English terms prefixed with auto- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with auto-: 46 54 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: auto- + complete Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|auto|complete}} 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- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 60 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with auto-: 46 54 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Inflected forms

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