How does Google Autocomplete Predictions Function?

Have you ever thought as to how the process of Autocomplete predictions works? Autocomplete predictions, can be defined as a technology that predicts words as soon as users start typing into the search bar. The idea behind this feature is to save time for the users and get their tasks done faster.

The factors for generating predictions depends upon:  

- Queries that trend
- The language of the searcher
- The location of the searcher
- How Fresh it is  

Google uses the queries option as the first step and then considers the language and the location aspect. There are times when the query seems long. In such cases, the feature is used to predict part of the query rather than the whole query.       

Prohibited Predictions  

In those instances, wherein the predictions might not provide any valuable content, Google follows the policy of discarding the same. The same can be done in two ways :  

- Automatically
- Manually  

Google has planned to discard unhelpful and policy-violating predictions from appearing. Any terms that seem to disclose any sexual, violent, or hateful content will not be a part of the suggestions.  

However, even though the predictions for certain words might be restricted, it will not hamper the search results in any way.

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