auto-populate

or au·to·pop·u·late

[ aw-toh-pop-yuh-leyt ]

verb (used with or without object),au·to-pop·u·lat·ed, au·to-pop·u·lat·ing.Digital Technology.

to automatically populate (a digital document): Integration with GPS apps allows users to auto-populate expense reports with mileage totals.The name and birth date fields will auto-populate based on user profile information.: Compare autocomplete (def. 1), autofill (def. 1).

Origin of auto-populate

¹

First recorded in 2000–05; auto-³ + populate (in the sense “to fill a digital document”)

Words Nearby auto-populate

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