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spell checker

NOUN
computer spelling program
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His parodies of advertisements included such future real-life products as automatic redialing for a telephone, a computer spell checker and graffiti-proof surfaces.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 10, 2023

There was also a booming market for basic utilities: top sellers included a level tool, a spell checker, and a voice recorder.

From The Verge • Mar. 2, 2016

“We are trying to use technology as a spell checker to physically reverse the misspelling of a human chromosome.”

From Washington Post • Mar. 3, 2014

The name comes from an early spell checker program, which knew the word Cupertino - the Californian city where Apple has its headquarters - but not the word "cooperation".

From The Guardian • Apr. 17, 2013

Word has a pretty good spell checker and the custom dictionaries are easy to muck around with.

From The Project Gutenberg FAQ 2002 by Tinsley, Jim