Examining how search engine users understand the production of Autocomplete suggestions
Published online on December 27, 2025
Abstract
New Media & Society, Ahead of Print.
Autocompleteis a popular search feature that automatically generates query suggestions for any keywords entered in the search bar. In this research, I examine regular end-users’ folk theories of how general-purpose search engines produce such ...
Autocompleteis a popular search feature that automatically generates query suggestions for any keywords entered in the search bar. In this research, I examine regular end-users’ folk theories of how general-purpose search engines produce such ...