typeahead
Search box predictions
Typeahead is a feature that predicts and suggests completions as you type, before you finish entering a word or phrase.
Search engines offer typeahead suggestions based on popular queries; form fields may autocomplete addresses or names from stored data.
The term works as noun or adjective: The typeahead dropdown showed ten options.
Also called autocomplete.
Software-suggested text completion
- dropdownExpandable selection menu
- suggestionsProposed ideas or advice
- inputData received for processing
- search boxText entry for queries
predictive text · autofill · combo box · text field · query · cursor · selection · highlight
Forecast of coming events
- suggestionIdea proposed for consideration
- matchingIdentical in appearance
- filteringSelective passage of elements
- prefixRoot-modifying front element
substring · fuzzy search · debounce · throttle · caching · indexing · ranking · relevance
Ease of being located
- affordancePerceived usability property
- hintIndirect suggestion
- loading spinnerAnimated wait indicator
- no resultsSearch yielded nothing
mobile · touch · accessibility · ARIA · screen reader · keyboard · clear button · recent searches
autocomplete
Software-suggested text completion
- dropdownExpandable selection menu
- suggestionsProposed ideas or advice
- inputData received for processing
search box · predictive text · autofill · combo box · text field · query · cursor · selection · highlight · focus
prediction
Forecast of coming events
- suggestionIdea proposed for consideration
- matchingIdentical in appearance
- filteringSelective passage of elements
prefix · substring · fuzzy search · debounce · throttle · caching · indexing · ranking · relevance · scoring
Bloodhound
discoverability
Ease of being located
- affordancePerceived usability property
- hintIndirect suggestion
- loading spinnerAnimated wait indicator
no results · mobile · touch · accessibility · ARIA · screen reader · keyboard · clear button · recent searches · personalization