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- verb To
fill in advance
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Examples
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And if you filled it out a FAFSA last year, you can prefill the application with your tax return info.
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I bet we could get broad bipartisan support for a libertarian paternalist proposal: prefill every ballot for the incumbent in each office, as a “nudge”.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Posner on Consumer Financial Protection Paternalism: 2009
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I downloaded and installed etax 2009 last night – but apparently my prefill information is not available yet.
e-tax 2009 Now Available For Download | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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I haven't done internal armour yet, but that's weight dependant so there are only 20 varieties - I may just prefill those.
October 10th, 2008 curufea 2008
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I prefill all my bottles with the correct amount of water.
The Gallagher Guide To The Baby Years Stephanie Gallagher 2004
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Electronic Stability Control (ESC) with ABS, traction control, hydraulic brake assist, electronic brake prefill and automatic hill-hold control Twin-booster braking system with ventilated discs and Electronic Brake force Distribution
Autoblog Frank Filipponio 2010
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For example you visit adulttoys and make a purchase, well their unthoughtful web programmer stores your email, mailing address, phone number, past 5 orders in a local storage profile, so he can load/prefill your profile information when you visit the next time, and suggest new items.
The Download Blog: Software tips, news, and opinions from Download.com editors Stephen Shankland 2010
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Avoid asking users for information they've already provided elsewhere, but if you do, at least prefill those fields with users 'data.
UXmatters 2010
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Choosing one option from a list or drop-down box might trigger different options to appear, change, or prefill with additional values based on that choice.
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Brakes: 15-inch carbon-ceramic front binders are standard on the 458 Italia, abetted by Ferrari's prefill braking system (the millisecond the driver lifts off the throttle, the brake system is hydraulically precharged to improve response).
chicagotribune.com - 2010
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