word prediction

Guessing next input

Word prediction is software that anticipates what you're typing and offers suggestions to complete words or phrases.

Your phone's keyboard uses word prediction when it suggests going after you type I'm.

The feature speeds typing and helps users with motor difficulties or spelling challenges.

Also called predictive text or autocomplete.

Opposites
text input method

word predictionmanual typing

Text entry by keystroke

spellcheck · autocorrect · spell correction · proofreading · error correction

computational approach

word predictiontext analysis

Study of written material

word recognition · speech recognition

user agency in text composition

word predictionmanual input

Human-entered data

Family

word, words, worded, wording, wordless, wordsmith, keyword, password, predict

Familiarity
Top 500,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G