predictive text

predictive text (uncountable)

1. (computing) 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. (computing) A system, as in a word processor, that attempts to predict and autocomplete the text being typed.
   • 2012, Anthony Elliott, Routledge Handbook of Identity Studies, page 138:

     […] whereas before it more ^[sic] akin to a typewriter, nowadays, with built in functions such as spelling check and predictive text, Microsoft Word has evolved to the point where it appears to “know” what you would like to do.

• predictive texting
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