spellchecker

noun

spell·check·er ˈspel-ˌche-kər

variants or spell-checker

plural spellcheckers or spell-checkers

: a computer program or function (as in a word processor) that identifies possible misspellings in a block of text by comparing the text with a database of accepted spellings

called also spell-check, spelling checker

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Unlike Hopfield networks that could store patterns and correct errors in patterns – like a spellchecker does – Boltzmann machines could generate new patterns, thereby planting the seeds of the modern generative AI revolution. —

Ambuj Tewari, Discover Magazine, 11 Oct. 2024 Type it into your word processor and watch your spellchecker erupt in protest. —

Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 16 June 2024 Maybe the spellchecker is trying to tell me something that Terry Francona already suspects — Emmanuel Clase would make a good closer. —

cleveland, 14 Apr. 2021