completion

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   The act of finishing something, or the state of being finished.

   The completion of the bridge was delayed by bad weather.

2. 2
   noun

   In computing, the feature that automatically finishes a word or command for you.

   Tab completion saves a lot of typing.

3. 3
   noun

   The final stage of selling a property, when ownership officially changes hands.

   Completion is expected within four weeks of signing the contract.

Borrowed from Latin completio, completionem, from complere (“to fill up, complete”); comparable to English complete + -ion.

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