populating
ˈpɑpjəˌleɪtɪŋ
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Definition of populating - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

populationthe act of filling an area with people or things
  • The populating of the new city took several years.
filling inhabiting occupying

Adjective

habitationin the process of being filled or inhabited
  • The populating database is not yet complete.
inhabiting settling
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Origin of populating

Latin, populare (to people)

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technology
populating an object with data from a source
population
the act of populating an area with people

Examples of populating in a sentence

  • Populating the database took several hours.
  • The populating city attracted many newcomers.
  • A populating area needs more infrastructure.

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  1. French:peuplement, peuplant, ...
  2. German:Füllung, sich füllend, ...
  3. Italian:popolamento, in fase di popolamento, ...
  4. Spanish:llenado, poblado, ...
  5. Portuguese:ocupação, em preenchimento, ...
  6. Chinese:填充, 正在填充的, ...
  7. Japanese:人口増加, 進行中の, ...
  8. Arabic:تَعْمِير, قَيْد الاِمْتِلاء, ...
  9. Hebrew:אִכְלוּס, מִתְמַלֵּא, ...
  10. Russian:заселение, заполняющийся, ...
  11. Ukrainian:заселення, заповнюваний, ...
  12. Hindi:भरने की क्रिया, निवासित, ...
populate
ˈpɒpjʊleɪt

Definition of populate - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.
1.
geographysupply an area with inhabitants
  • The settlers populated the new land.
colonize inhabit settle
2.
residelive in or inhabit a place
  • Many species populate the rainforest.
3.
data entryTECH.USenter data into a computer systemTECH.US
  • The programmer needed to populate the database with new entries..
enter input record
4.
technologyTECH.fill slots on a circuit boardTECH.
  • Technicians populated the board with components.
equip install
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Origin of populate

Latin, populus (people)

Examples of populate in a sentence

  • Efforts to populate the region were met with challenges.
  • Few people populate the remote island.
  • These wetlands populate with birds each winter.
  • She was asked to populate the spreadsheet with the latest figures.
  • The team worked overnight to populate the system with the required data.
  • Engineers will populate the circuit with new chips.

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  1. French:peupler, remplir, ...
  2. German:bevölkern, bewohnen, ...
  3. Italian:popolare, abitare, ...
  4. Spanish:poblar, habitar, ...
  5. Portuguese:povoar, preencher, ...
  6. Chinese:移民, 栖息于, ...
  7. Japanese:住民を供給する, 生息する, ...
  8. Arabic:عَمَّرَ المِنْطَقَة, سَكَنَ, ...
  9. Hebrew:לְאַכְלֵס, לְשַׁכֵּן, ...
  10. Russian:заселять, обитать, ...
  11. Ukrainian:заселяти, заповнити, ...
  12. Hindi:बसाना, निवास करना, ...
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