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AUTO-FILL [2 records]

Record 1 2023-07-17

English

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

A software feature that automatically fills in the fields of a form using matching information that has been saved beforehand.

OBS

Not to be confused with autocomplete, which completes the information entered in a field based on the characters that have just been typed in that field.

French

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

Fonctionnalité logicielle qui remplit automatiquement les champs d'un formulaire en utilisant les renseignements correspondants ayant été préalablement enregistrés.

OBS

Ne pas confondre avec la saisie semi-automatique, qui complète les renseignements entrés dans un champ en fonction des caractères qui viennent d'être tapés dans ce champ.

Key term(s)
  • auto-remplissage

Spanish

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Record 2 2023-04-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Vocabulary
PHR

auto-fill a form field, auto-fill a list

Key term(s)
  • autofill
  • auto fill

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire général
PHR

remplir automatiquement une colonne, remplir automatiquement un formulaire

Spanish

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