Definitions
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- noun A feature of
computer software (and sometypewriters ) that enables theuser to continuetyping regardless of program or computer operation, thekeystrokes beingqueued as necessary when the system is busy.
Etymologies
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Examples
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It now seems to be slowing things down almost to the point of unusability, with multi-word blind typeahead.
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This is a feature provided by GTK+ sometimes called "typeahead search."
Pidgin News 2009
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Some Greasemonkey code-completion or typeahead would be nice.
Mozilla Labs 2009
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Once you're confident on the command line, you can still use typeahead today.
Linux Magazine 2008
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But typeahead is still available, ready to receive commands at molasses speed and execute them when the processor is ready.
Linux Magazine 2008
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Nelson: I once made a patch for nautilus typeahead to work as Firefox search,, I hope to work on it again … is ...
Planet GNOME 2008
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In these days of speedy systems with enough power to burn that you can have 3-D multicolor displays which morph with your mouse, the typeahead feature of Linux device drivers can still be worth knowing about.
Linux Magazine 2008
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It doesn't always work: for instance, keystrokes like CTRL-C or CTRL-Z flush the typeahead buffer.
Linux Magazine 2008
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/pc/keyboard/typeahd. zip A 256 bytes typeahead buffer
FAQ: Turbo Pascal Frequently Asked Questions by Timo Salmi (Programs) 1996
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Facebook doesn’t need to use all that fake-handle crap because they made a neat typeahead box that comes up with your friends name after you’ve typed the first three letters, regardless of whether you are typing first name or last.
hugovk commented on the word typeahead
typeahead, n.
GOV.UK Design Notes, 20 April 2017:
August 3, 2018