predictive text

prɪˈdɪktɪv tɛkst

Definition

Definition of predictive text - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

software

TECH.

technology that suggests or completes words while typing

TECH.

Predictive text helped me finish my message quickly.
Predictive text corrected my typo instantly.
Her predictive text suggested an embarrassing word.

autocomplete

typeahead

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Expressions with predictive

predictive texting

technology suggesting words while typing

Predictive texting helps users type faster by suggesting words.

Expressions with text

wall of text

large block of writing hard to read

I couldn't finish the wall of text he sent.

read something into a text

find hidden meanings in a text

He likes to read hidden messages into a text.

text message

short written message sent or received on a mobile phone

I sent a text message to my friend.

religious text

document containing religious teachings

The Quran is a religious text in Islam.

school text

written material used in educational settings

The library has a vast collection of school texts for various subjects.

text messaging

sending and receiving written messages using mobile phones

Text messaging is popular among teenagers.

written text

information expressed in letters, printed or carved onto material

The museum displayed written text carved into clay tablets.

highlighted text

part of writing marked so it stands out from nearby words

He copied the highlighted text and pasted it into the email.

church text

printed material used in church activities

They distributed the church text for the day's sermon to all attendees.

drunk text

text message sent while drunk

She regretted the drunk text she sent last night.

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French:saisie prédictive, ...
German:Texterkennung, ...
Italian:testo predittivo, ...
Spanish:texto predictivo, ...
Portuguese:texto preditivo, ...
Chinese:预测文本, ...
Japanese:予測変換, ...
Arabic:نَصّ تَنَبُّئِي, ...
Hebrew:הַקְלָדָה חֲזוּיָה, ...
Russian:предиктивный ввод, ...
Ukrainian:передбачуваний текст, ...
Hindi:शब्द-सुझाव प्रणाली, ...
Bengali:প্রেডিকটিভ টেক্সট, ...
Catalan:text predictiu, ...
Czech:prediktivní text, ...
Danish:prædiktiv tekst, ...
Dutch:voorspellende tekst, ...
Greek:προβλεπτικό κείμενο, ...
Hungarian:prediktív szöveg, ...
Khmer:មុខងារទស្សន៍ទាយអក្សរ, ...
Korean:예측 입력, ...
Persian:تکمیل خودکار متن, ...
Polish:podpowiedzi tekstowe, ...
Portuguese (BR):texto preditivo, ...
Romanian:text predictiv, ...
Swedish:ordprediktion, ...
Thai:การเติมคำอัตโนมัติ, ...
Turkish:tahmini metin, ...
Vietnamese:văn bản dự đoán, ...

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