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📝 To fill in advance 📝 An automatic entry
prefill

prefill

4.4
A value automatically put into a form field before you enter information
  • noun
  • /ˈpriːfɪl/
  • Specialized
translation icon : relleno automático
  • If the prefill is incorrect, you can always change the information before submitting.

Examples

  • The prefill was helpful for new users.

  • Many online surveys use a prefill to speed up the process for returning users.

  • The registration form included a prefill for the country based on the user's location.

  • Can you check the prefill before submitting?

  • The system will use a default prefill for the address field to save time during registration.

  • You can set a prefill value in the form to suggest common entries for users.

  • Using a prefill option can improve the user experience by reducing the amount of typing required.

Synonyms

placeholder
vsprefill
  • Specialized
3.4

A short example text shown inside an empty form field that disappears when you type

is a value placed in the field before input and stays until changed

How Complete

to autofill
  • Specialized
3.6
prefill
  • Specialized
4.4
placeholder
  • Specialized
3.4
blank
142 1.0

Surface Forms

prefill singular
prefills plural

Morphology

prefill = prefill (semi-transparent) = pre + fill

The noun is a recognizable zero-derived form from the verb, but the specific software sense of 'an automatically inserted value' is somewhat specialized.

Etymology

Prefill comes from the prefix pre- meaning 'before' and the word fill meaning 'make full', just like in preview where pre- means 'before'. A prefill is information already put into a form 'before' you type, so it saves time.