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word prediction software

word prediction software definition - computer

Software that anticipates the correct word after typing only a couple of characters. Word prediction is used in Web browsers to save typing in a lengthy URL. It is also available for word processors to lower the number of keystrokes required by turning abbreviations into words or by learning a user's word patterns.



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