"autocompletion" meaning in English

See autocompletion in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: autocompletions [plural], auto-completion [alternative]
Etymology: From auto- + completion. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|auto-|completion|id1=automatic}} auto- + completion Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} autocompletion (countable and uncountable, plural autocompletions), {{tlb|en|computing}} (computing)
  1. A software feature permitting form fields, etc., to be autocompleted. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: autocomplete
    Sense id: en-autocompletion-en-noun-n~2ZDEKY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with auto- (automatic), Computing Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with auto- (automatic): 50 50 Disambiguation of Computing: 46 54 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  2. An input or entry produced by such a feature. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-autocompletion-en-noun-KBZnlVTx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with auto- (automatic), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Computing Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with auto- (automatic): 50 50 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 41 59 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 37 63 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 40 60 Disambiguation of Computing: 46 54 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hypernyms: completion

Inflected forms

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