Autocomplete
noun, verb
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A software feature that predicts the rest of a word a user is typing. uncountable
"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."
Verb
- 1 To complete automatically.
Example
More examples"Autocomplete isn't about to gain sentience."
Etymology
From auto- + complete.
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