prepopulate

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verb

To populate (form fields, a database, etc.) in advance.

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Meanings

verbprepopulate (third-person singular simple present prepopulates, present participle prepopulating, simple past and past participle prepopulated)

present singular third person prepopulates · participle present prepopulating · participle past prepopulated · past prepopulated

  1. transitivecomputingTo populate (form fields, a database, etc.) in advance.

    However, in addition to disabling the billing fields, we are also prepopulating them with data from the shipping fields.

    2009, Cody Lindley, jQuery Cookbook

Origin

From pre- + populate.

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Cite this entry
APA

prepopulate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prepopulate

MLA

“prepopulate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prepopulate. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prepopulate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prepopulate.

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