Prefilled

Part of speech: adjective, verb

Definitions

1. Containing information entered in advance; having spaces or fields already completed with default or sample data; designed so that some content is supplied before use
2. Presented with some or all data supplied beforehand; involving forms or documents that come partially completed; characterized by having predetermined entries filled ahead of time
3. Featuring input that is entered prior to use; relating to items or templates that include pre-entered details; describing material that is furnished with preliminary data already included

Etymology: The word "prefilled" is simply the past tense and past participle of "prefill", so the history lies in its two parts. The base word comes from Old English "fyllan", meaning to make full, which grew from the adjective "full" and was spoken in the Anglo-Saxon period long before any modern sense of filling a form. Middle English turned it into "fillen", and the familiar modern "fill" followed from there. The prefix "pre-" comes from Latin "prae", meaning "before" or "in front of", which entered English through French and Middle English. Joining it to "fill" produced "prefill", meaning to fill in advance. Because the prefix carries the sense of timing, the word naturally describes forms, documents, or containers that have already been completed or loaded before anyone uses them.

Synonyms: preloaded, preset, prepopulated, prearranged, prepared

Antonyms: empty, blank, unfilled, vacant, bare