autofill

noun

au·​to·​fill ˈȯ-tō-ˌfil 

: a software feature that automatically enters previously stored information (such as a user's name or address) into a data field (as in a spreadsheet or on a web page)

She uses bookmarks and the autofill feature on her computer to enter an assortment of sweepstakes, some daily, some monthly, some just once.

—Mary Hance

also : auto-complete

"The Dress" is still trending on Twitter and Facebook. I typed "the" into my Google search engine and the first autofill suggestion was "the dress."

—Michelle Goodman

autofill verb, transitive + intransitive

autofilled; autofilling; autofills

On the checkout page, it will alert you if a discount code is available for your purchase and autofill the code.

—Gregory Karp

I discovered after googling it when I returned home: "Don't feed the" autofills with "trolls."

—Carly Maga

Examples of autofill in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Then hit the autofill button, and the nozzle lowers down to just over the rim of the glass and starts dispensing. —Pcmag Staff, PC Magazine, 5 Sep. 2025

They are embedded in digital wallets, will soon be an autofill option in Chrome and, in coming months, digital providers’ products will be available in-store through Stripe Terminals. —Sarah Kocianski, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025

This depends on whether the version of Edge installed on your iPhone supports password autofill registration. —Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2025

The sensor uses your encrypted fingerprint to unlock your Mac; authorize Apple Pay transactions; authorize downloads from the iTunes Store, App Store, and Apple Books; and autofill passwords, among other functions. —PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024

Word History

Etymology

auto- + fill entry 1

First Known Use

1991, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for autofill

• basophil
• carboxyl
• daffodil
• neutrophil
• overkill
• anthill
• backfill
• bluegill
• crossbill
• distil
• distill
• downhill