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Typeahead vs Typehead - What's the difference?

typeahead | typehead |

As nouns the difference between typeahead and typehead

is that typeahead is a feature of computer software (and some typewriters) that enables the user to continue typing regardless of program or computer operation, the keystrokes being queued as necessary when the system is busy while typehead is the assembly within a typewriter, teleprinter, etc., that physically prints characters onto the page.

typeahead

English

Noun

(-) (wikipedia typeahead)
  • A feature of computer software (and some typewriters) that enables the user to continue typing regardless of program or computer operation, the keystrokes being queued as necessary when the system is busy.

    • typehead

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The assembly within a typewriter, teleprinter, etc., that physically prints characters onto the page.