Searchplex ID Retrieval terminology registry

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Search-as-You-Type

Canonical ID https://id.searchplex.net/search-as-you-type/

A search interaction pattern in which retrieval is executed and results are updated continuously as the user types a query.

Also called

  • Search As You Type
  • Typeahead Search

Scope

Search-as-you-type returns or updates actual search results during query entry. It is often combined with autocomplete and query suggestions, but it is distinct from query autocomplete, which proposes query completions, and from query suggestion, which recommends related or alternative queries.

Observed terms

  • Instant Search industry
  • Live Search industry
  • As-You-Type Search industry

Not equivalent to

  • Search-as-You-Type is not Query Autocomplete. Search-as-you-type updates actual search results while the query is being entered; query autocomplete proposes completions for the query prefix.
  • Search-as-You-Type is not Query Suggestion. Search-as-you-type runs retrieval during typing; query suggestion proposes related, next, or alternative queries.
  • Search-as-You-Type is not Query Understanding. Search-as-you-type is an interaction pattern; query understanding is the interpretation of the query.

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