autocomplete
Sign in to saveAlso known as word completion, auto-complete, autocompletion, auto-completion, predictive text, predictive typing, autosuggest, autosuggestion
thumb|Example of the partially typed search term baby st being autocompleted to various options Autocomplete, or word completion, is a feature in which an application predicts the rest of a word a user is typing. In Android and iOS smartphones, this is called predictive text. In graphical user interfaces, users can typically press the tab key to accept a suggestion or the down arrow key to accept one of several.
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Within Vinony's link graph, autocomplete is referenced by 188 other articles, and connects out to command-line interface, Apache OpenOffice and intelligent code completion.
It sits within the topics Assistive technology, Autocomplete and Disability software.
Its subject is documented across 17 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- software feature
- Image
- Autocomplete Mozilla Firefox 23 - Wikipedia de search.png
- Has use
- predictive text
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- Commons category
- Software autocompletion
- topic's main category
- Category:Autocomplete
- different from
- autosuggestion
- uses
- Markov chain
- facet of
- human–computer interaction
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Encyclopedic overview
22 sectionsContents
- Definition
- Original purpose
- Description
- History
- Types of autocomplete tools
- Shorthand
- Context completion
- Software integration
- In web browsers
- In web forms
- In e-mail programs
- In retail and ecommerce websites
- In search engines
- In source code editors
- In database query tools
- In word processors
- In command-line interpreters
- Efficiency
- Research
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|Example of the partially typed search term baby st being autocompleted to various options Autocomplete, or word completion, is a feature in which an application predicts the rest of a word a user is typing. In Android and iOS smartphones, this is called predictive text. In graphical user interfaces, users can typically press the tab key to accept a suggestion or the down arrow key to accept one of several.
Autocomplete speeds up human-computer interactions when it correctly predicts the word a user intends to enter after only a few characters have been typed into a text input field. It works best in domains with a limited number of possible words (such as in command line interpreters), when some words are much more common (such as when addressing an e-mail), or writing structured and predictable text (as in source code editors).
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