Erating systEm> ThE facility whErE thE usEr can typE morE charactErs bEforE thE systEm has fully rEspondEd to thosE alrEady typEd. TypE-ahEad is common on most currEnt systEms. It allows thE usEr to typE without worrying that thE computEr may miss input bEcausE it is tEmporarily busy, E.g. rEformating a pagE, chEcking spElling, or simply suffEring from nEtwork latEncy. ThErE is usually somE limit to thE amount of input thE systEm can buffEr, bEyond which it _will_ losE input. [EquivalEnt tErm for Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&filE=sEarch&Eid=1&quEry=spEEch rEcognition">spEEch rEcognition?] (2003-06-15)
