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suggester

suggester

5.5
A program that offers possible search terms or products to users as they type
  • noun
  • /səˈdʒɛstər/
  • Specialized
translation icon : sugeridor
  • The search engine's suggester offered various autocomplete options as I typed my query.

The when the verifier is broken, the more powerful suggester does not help.

Examples

  • In the online store, the suggester recommended items based on my previous purchases.

  • As I entered my question, the virtual assistant's suggester displayed related topics for me to explore.

  • The when the verifier is broken, the more powerful suggester does not help.

    Lex Fridman

Synonyms

brainstormer
vssuggester
1 4.3

A person or tool that helps people think of new ideas

produces computational suggestions for user choices rather than creative idea generation
recommender
vssuggester
4.3

A person or computer system that suggests things you might like based on your past choices

generates suggestions like query completions and search aids for users
proposer
vssuggester
  • Specialized
8.0

A process that asks other parts of a computer system to agree on a value

creates and presents suggestions to users rather than proposing values for consensus

How Sophisticated

suggester
  • Specialized
5.5
autosuggest
  • Specialized
4.2

Surface Forms

suggester singular
suggesters plural

Morphology

suggester = suggest (transparent) = suggest + er

Agentive noun formed from 'suggest'; the extension to a software component is a straightforward metaphorical agent extension.

Etymology

Suggester comes from the verb suggest, which comes from an old Latin idea meaning 'to bring up', and the ending -er means 'one who'. So a computer suggester is a small tool that 'brings up' suggestions for the user, like search completions or product ideas.