a spellchecker

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spellcheck
spellchecker
Alternative form of spell checker
spellchecker
That part of a wordprocessor (qv) which checks for incorrect spelling It is unable to identify incorrect wordage, for example, the use of "there" for "their" (cf dictionary, thesaurus)
spellchecker
{i} spelling checker, software application/computer program used to check the spelling of words and correcting spelling mistakes in a document (exists in most word processing programs)
spellchecker
A spellchecker is a special program on a computer which you can use to check whether something you have written contains any spelling mistakes
spellchecker
A facility that reads text and compares it with a word bank, querying any words it does not recognize Very useful for the detection of typing errors
spellchecker
A software application that attempts to verify spelling (and sometimes grammar, a grammarchecker) in a document