How to Use autofill in a Sentence

autofill

noun
  • The new keyboard autofill options are very nice, as is the screen recorder.
    — Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 23 Sep. 2020
  • How to find out how to turn off autofill for your Mac or iPhone browsers.
    — Kurt Knutsson, Fox News, 19 Nov. 2023
  • That autofill password thing that pops up and just takes care of entering it for you?
    — Steve MacOne, The New Yorker, 17 Sep. 2024
  • Still, autofill exploits by hackers have been known to happen.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 12 Nov. 2025
  • The same app will also autofill logins and sync your passwords across devices.
    — Michael Kan, PCMAG, 10 June 2024
  • Google says these new autofill features were designed with privacy in mind.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 12 Nov. 2025
  • 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
  • Desktop users with enhanced autofill enabled will start seeing the new options right away.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 12 Nov. 2025
  • Removing or stopping autofill could solve the issue but may bring greater issues.
    — Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 13 Dec. 2023
  • Malicious add-ons are a common way attackers steal autofill info.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 12 Nov. 2025
  • This affects its Authenticator App and starts now with an end to autofill.
    — Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • Apple's answer to this is the ability to autofill fields the tablet will recognize to quickly update.
    — Brett Molina, USA TODAY, 5 June 2023
  • Instead, the autofill function kicks in and requests the login credentials in question.
    — Davey Winder, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
  • Incognito mode does have handy uses like keeping certain searches out of your autofill and suggestions.
    — Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 26 Sep. 2020
  • Kurt's key takeaways Chrome's latest autofill update blends convenience with stronger safeguards.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 12 Nov. 2025
  • This upgrade joins the list of time-saving autofill options that already include passwords, addresses and payment details.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 12 Nov. 2025
  • This also means less extensive protections against autofill attacks in general.
    — Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 1 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
  • But for the occasional search, even an algorithmic process as vast and powerful as autofill can’t predict how my question should resolve itself.
    — Ariella Garmaise, Washington Post, 14 June 2024
  • Passwords > Autofill Passwords, toggle off the autofill option.
    — Kate O'Flaherty, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
  • Google offers its own password manager in Chrome, alongside passkeys and autofill support for information like your address and payment card data.
    — Tom Warren, The Verge, 18 Oct. 2024
  • Just double-check before sending, and for any company-specific questions, skip autofill and answer manually.
    — Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Some ways to solve this issue include leveraging autofill capabilities, reducing the steps needed to get to the checkout, and asking only for ‘bare bones’ data.
    — Serenity Gibbons, Forbes, 9 Aug. 2022
  • Infostealer malware has been used historically to capture data entered into web fields manually and with autofill.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 12 Nov. 2025
  • There are new one-time permission approvals for the microphone, camera, and location, new emojis, more work toward modularity, and easier autofill.
    — Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 4 Dec. 2020
  • Password managers, on the other hand, can offer the same direct browser integration and functions, like autofill or password generation, but the data is all encrypted in a secure password vault.
    — Matthias Pfau, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
  • Citizen Lab found that in tests late last year, Bing wouldn’t surface autofill suggestions for search terms of the names of Chinese political dissidents and party leaders.
    — Aaron Tilley, WSJ, 19 May 2022
  • Regularly clearing your digital footprint adds another layer of protection for Chrome's autofill feature.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 12 Nov. 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
  • Six of the most popular password managers have been called out by security researchers who uncovered a major vulnerability that impacts the Android autofill function.
    — Davey Winder, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023

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