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AUTOCOMPLETE [1 record]

Record 1 2023-07-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Information Processing (Informatics)
  • Computer Programs and Programming
  • Internet and Telematics
DEF

A software feature that uses text already entered in a given field to predict or generate the characters the user is likely to enter next.

OBS

Not to be confused with autofill, which automatically fills in the fields of a form using matching information that has been saved beforehand.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
  • Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
  • Internet et télématique
DEF

Fonctionnalité qui propose des mots à l'utilisateur à partir des premiers caractères qu'il a saisis.

OBS

Ne pas confondre avec le remplissage automatique, qui remplit automatiquement les champs d'un formulaire en utilisant les renseignements correspondants ayant été préalablement enregistrés.

Key term(s)
  • auto-complétion

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tratamiento de la información (Informática)
  • Programas y programación (Informática)
  • Internet y telemática
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