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to populate

to populate

15 4.9
Fill a database or form with data by adding records
  • verb
  • /ˈpɒpjʊleɪt/
  • Specialized
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  • The indexes of these products, however, are now populated from a unified process.
  • densely populated
  • sparsely populated
  • populated area

So he's got some type form thing that populates a Google Sheet.

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Examples

  • Figure 6, panel B, shows example data populating the first three tables listed in panel A.

    Academic text (1996)

  • The subject box will populate for you with our own indexing terms.

  • OK, So what we did is we've populated this table just now.

  • A similar aggregation process was used to populate quitline level matrices of information sharing.

    Academic text (2012)

  • The main component of our in silico model was a developing two-dimensional cortical sheet, gradually populated by neurons.

    Academic text (2018)

  • The new software will populate the database with user information from the signup form.

  • Using scripts, we can populate the table with test data for easier analysis.

  • After the setup, the application will automatically populate the fields with relevant data.

Synonyms

to fill
vsto populate
∞ 1.0

To make a place full by putting people or things into it

is a technical action of inserting structured records rather than loose content
to initialize
vsto populate
  • Specialized
14 6.3

To set a starting value for a variable, object, or setting

is about adding many records programmatically rather than one value
to prefill
vsto populate
  • Specialized
1 3.7

To automatically fill a form or field with information before someone types

is done by program code to add data at any time

Antonyms

to empty
179 1.0

To remove everything from a container or place

How Filled

to populate
  • Specialized
15 4.9
to load
  • Specialized
140 3.9
to enter
267 1.4
to seed
20 5.6

Surface Forms

populate infinitive
populated past
populated past participle
populating present participle
populates third person singular

Morphology

populate = population (transparent) = popul + ate

The computing sense is an extension of the core meaning 'to fill with inhabitants/items' and is transparently derived from the idea of 'population' or filling, so learners familiar with 'population' and common '-ate' verbs can generalize to data contexts.

Etymology

Populate comes from the Latin populus, meaning 'people', the same root you see in population and popular. In computing the word keeps that image: to 'fill' a table, form, or database with records is like filling a town with people.