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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.

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