autocomplete
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- noun
- /ˌɔːtəməˈkliːt/
- Specialized
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autocompletar
- To date, Twitter has offered an autocomplete feature that recommends search results based on what you're typing, corrects your possibly misspelled queries, and surfaces recommended related results.
Examples
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This is the third time we have done this since autocomplete was introduced in SQLyog over 5 years ago.
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Autocomplete is a common feature of most programming environments, but there are two critical subtleties here.
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The core thing we wanted to include was an autocomplete function based off of the contact list.
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Also, a number of small bugs in autocomplete were fixed.
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Autocomplete in Visual Studio helps with this also.
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In the following example, the environment offers autocomplete with default arguments.
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Our autocomplete implementation is one of the most appreciated features of SQLyog, according to a survey we conducted among registered users recently.
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Google's autocomplete function predicts what you might be searching for as you type.
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The email application features an autocomplete option that suggests contacts based on the first few letters.
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Using autocomplete in search engines can save time by quickly filling in common queries.
Synonyms
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Words or phrases that appear while you type to help finish your text
A tool that fills in the rest of words or code as you type
A feature that suggests completions as you type
A feature that shows word and phrase suggestions while you type
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Autocomplete combines auto- ('self') and complete ('finish'). The auto- part is the same as in automatic, so an autocomplete is like an automatic helper that 'finishes' your words or phrases as you type.