"autofill" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: auto- + fill Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|auto|fill}} auto- + fill Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} autofill (uncountable)
  1. (computing) Any software feature that fills in (fields of a form, cells of a spreadsheet, etc.) automatically. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-autofill-en-noun-~l4xAd9p Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with auto- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 95 5 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with auto-: 74 26 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Verb

Forms: autofills [present, singular, third-person], autofilling [participle, present], autofilled [participle, past], autofilled [past]
Etymology: auto- + fill Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|auto|fill}} auto- + fill Head templates: {{en-verb}} autofill (third-person singular simple present autofills, present participle autofilling, simple past and past participle autofilled)
  1. To fill by autofill.
    Sense id: en-autofill-en-verb-PqJsovkm

Inflected forms

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