autosuggest

noun, verb — 3 senses

autosuggest

noun

Etymology From auto- + suggest.

1

Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences Any feature that makes automatic suggestions to the user.

  • Alternatively, an Amazon-like interface filters the list of molecules by specifying type (Nuclear receptor, coregulator, ligand) or by typing GO Terms or Diseases in autosuggest text boxes.2015 September 2, “Nuclear Receptor Signaling Atlas: Opening Access to the Biology of Nuclear Receptor Signaling Pathways”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:

autosuggest

verb

Etymology From auto- + suggest.

1

Human sciences, Medicine, Psychiatry, Psychology, Sciences To suggest to oneself.

2

Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences To suggest automatically.

  • I typed "xary" and the spell checker autosuggested "X-ray".

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