autocomplete

autocomplete

English

Etymology

    From auto- + complete.

    Verb

    autocomplete (third-person singular simple present autocompletes, present participle autocompleting, simple past and past participle autocompleted)

    1. (computing) To complete automatically.

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    Noun

    autocomplete (uncountable)

    1. (computing) A software feature that predicts the rest of a word a user is typing.
      • 2019, Gretchen McCulloch, chapter 2, in Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language, Riverhead Books, →ISBN:
        Tools like spellcheck, autocomplete, and speech-to-text impose someone's ideas of the rules of English automatically—invisible authorities that we can defy but not avoid.

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    Galician

    Verb

    autocomplete

    1. inflection of autocompletar:
      1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
      2. third-person singular imperative

    Portuguese

    Verb

    autocomplete

    1. inflection of autocompletar:
      1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
      2. third-person singular imperative

    Spanish

    Verb

    autocomplete

    1. inflection of autocompletar:
      1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
      2. third-person singular imperative