Meaning & use
autofill
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A software feature that automatically completes fields in a form using previously entered or stored information.
See it in a sentence
Autofill saved him time by entering his address automatically at checkout.
She turned off autofill on the shared computer to protect her password.
A note on using this word
Also used as a verb ('the browser will autofill your email'), and closely related to autocomplete, though autofill typically refers to whole forms rather than single words.
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