autocomplete — A feature in software that predicts and finishes a word or phrase as the user types
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: A feature in software that predicts and finishes a word or phrase as the user types
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈɔːtoʊkəmˌpliːt/
Example Sentences
- I meant to text 'I love you' but autocomplete changed it to 'I love yak' and now my crush thinks I'm weird.
- Google's autocomplete can finish your search before you even know what you're looking for.
- She turned off autocomplete after it kept suggesting her ex's name instead of her boyfriend's.
autocomplete
NOUN[/ˈɔːtoʊkəmˌpliːt/]
A feature in software that predicts and finishes a word or phrase as the user types
The autocomplete feature finished her search before she typed the second word.
AUTO (self) + COMPLETE (finish) — by letting the software work by itself (AUTO) to COMPLETE the missing letters, the writer used autocomplete.
Reading the paper sheet to locate the dark street, he watched his search bar autocomplete the location.
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“I meant to text 'I love you' but autocomplete changed it to 'I love yak' and now my crush thinks I'm weird.”
“Google's autocomplete can finish your search before you even know what you're looking for.”
“She turned off autocomplete after it kept suggesting her ex's name instead of her boyfriend's.”
“Programmers use code autocomplete to write software faster and with fewer typos.”
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