Ystem> 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 speech recognition?] (2003-06-15)
