Definitions

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  • noun computing Any software feature that fills in (fields of a form, cells of a spreadsheet, etc.) automatically.

Etymologies

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auto- +‎ fill

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Examples

  • I've set mine up to autofill from a playlist in iTunes that consists of any rock music that I haven't heard in the past year (about 4000 tracks) and over the past couple of weeks just walking to and from work, and using it at the gym, I've made a fair dent in that.

    iPod Shuffle Jonathan 2005

  • I've set mine up to autofill from a playlist in iTunes that consists of any rock music that I haven't heard in the past year (about 4000 tracks) and over the past couple of weeks just walking to and from work, and using it at the gym, I've made a fair dent in that.

    Archive 2005-02-01 Jonathan 2005

  • These use a new feature called autofill to load the one-ounce players with a supposedly random selection of 120 or so songs from much larger collections.

    DOES YOUR IPOD PLAY FAVORITES? 2007

  • These use a new feature called autofill to load the one-ounce players with a supposedly random selection of 120 or so songs from much larger collections.

    Does Your iPod Play Favorites? 2007

  • I used to use the password autofill feature for this and was quite happy with his I worked.

    Discussions: Message List - root 2010

  • I used to use the password autofill feature for this and was quite happy with his I worked.

    Discussions: Message List - root 2010

  • I suggest the MSM save this phrase in its "autofill" function.

    "We could lose a generation of potential and promise..." Ann Althouse 2009

  • It's got a rechargeable battery (12 hours a charge) and a cool way to "autofill" your unit by loading a random selection of songs from your iTunes library.

    TECHNOLOGY: APPLE DOES SOME DOWNSIZING 2007

  • It's got a rechargeable battery (12 hours a charge) and a cool way to "autofill" your unit by loading a random selection of songs from your iTunes library.

    Tip Sheet 2007

  • The "autofill" word selection software is laughably inept.

    mumsy, the little black thing is ringing 2007

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