auto-populate
American
[aw-toh-pop-yuh-leyt]
/ ˌɔ toʊˈpɒp yə leɪt /
Or
autopopulate
verb (used with or without object)
Digital Technology.
auto-populated,
auto-populating
Etymology
Origin of auto-populate
First recorded in 2000–05; auto- 3 ( def. ) + populate ( def. ) (in the sense “to fill a digital document”)
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