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⚡ Automatic form entry ⚡ To fill automatically
to autofill

to autofill

3.6
To automatically fill a form field with saved information
  • verb
  • /ˈɔːtəˌfɪl/
  • Specialized
translation icon : autocompletar
  • The banking app won't let me past into the login fields, but the LastPass keyboard can autofill the forms for me.

Examples

  • Thankfully, as you can tell by the fact that I am blogging, it did autofill my info for me! Phew!

    Blog text (32)

  • When I opened the login page, my browser automatically autofilled my username and password.

  • So I, I guess it autofills like my name in and so I get tweets for Billy Corgan like all the time.

  • I have autofill when starting a new book set in the book module preferences, but when I'm in the Library module and select a collection and then move to the Book module, it does not autofill my pages.

    Blog text (22)

  • Thanks to autofill, I only had to enter my address once, and it autofilled it every time I made a purchase online.

  • During the registration process, the app will autofill your information if you have saved it in your profile.

Synonyms

to fill out
vsto autofill
  • US
261 1.6

To write all the needed information on a form

fills those entries automatically without manual typing
to fill in
vsto autofill
  • UK
59 1.9

Write the information asked for on a form

fills the same details automatically from stored data
to populate
vsto autofill
  • Specialized
15 4.9

Fill a database or form with data by adding records

fills fields automatically using previously saved personal information
to fill in the form
vsto autofill
  • UK
1 1.0

To complete a paper or online form by writing your personal details

completes those spaces automatically using saved information
to autocomplete
vsto autofill
  • Specialized
3.9

To suggest and finish a word or phrase as you type

complete fields automatically using previously saved user information

How Automatic

to autofill
  • Specialized
3.6
to autocomplete
  • Specialized
3.9
to paste
58 2.9
to type
367 1.0

Surface Forms

autofill infinitive
autofilled past
autofilled past participle
autofilling present participle
autofills third person singular

Etymology

Autofill comes from the parts auto- meaning 'self' and fill meaning 'to put in', so to autofill is to make a form 'fill itself' with your saved information.