predictive text

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A system for inputting text on a device where individual buttons correspond to several characters that attempts to guess which word was intended (typically out of a writable vocabulary), as opposed to a system where disambiguation is achieved through repeated presses of the same key.
  2. A system, as in a word processor, that attempts to predict and autocomplete the text being typed.

Word forms

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