1. present participle of populate; filling an area with people or inhabitants
2. filling something with data, items, or content
Usage: computing; technical

Examples

• The pioneers were populating the western territories.
• New immigrants are populating the suburban neighborhoods.
• The database is currently populating with customer information.
• Scientists are populating the spreadsheet with research data.
• The software is populating the dropdown menu automatically.
• Settlers began populating the island in the 1800s.