spell-checking
Finding typed mistakes
Spell-checking is the process of scanning text to identify misspelled words, typically performed by software that compares words against a dictionary.
The verb spell-check means to run such a review: I need to spell-check this email before sending.
A spell-checker is the tool that performs this function.
Automatic spelling correction
- GrammarlyAutomated text editor
- Microsoft WordText document application
- spellcheckerProgram detecting typing errors
- red underlineTypo marker in editors
squiggly line · text editor · word processor · browser extension · Google Docs · language settings · batch processing · API
Printing mistake
- transpositionSwapping positions of elements
- omissionFailure to include
- insertionPlacing something within
- doublingMultiplying by two
capitalization · apostrophe · hyphenation · run-on · autocorrect fail · false positive · proper noun · technical term
Checking text for mistakes
- editingRefining content for clarity
- correctionFixing of mistakes
- reviewCritical written assessment
- verificationProving something accurate
validation · scanning · highlighting · suggestions · revision · quality control · copyediting
Vocabulary of a language
- morphologyStudy of structural forms
- word boundarySeparation point between terms
- compound wordFused lexical unit
- suffixWord-ending addition
prefix · inflection · British English · American English · Canadian English · Australian English · word frequency · stemming
autocorrect
Automatic spelling correction
- GrammarlyAutomated text editor
- Microsoft WordText document application
- spellcheckerProgram detecting typing errors
red underline · squiggly line · text editor · word processor · browser extension · Google Docs · language settings · batch processing · API
typo
Printing mistake
- transpositionSwapping positions of elements
- omissionFailure to include
- insertionPlacing something within
doubling · capitalization · apostrophe · hyphenation · run-on · autocorrect fail · false positive · proper noun · technical term · foreign word
proofreading
Checking text for mistakes
- editingRefining content for clarity
- correctionFixing of mistakes
- reviewCritical written assessment
verification · validation · scanning · highlighting · suggestions · revision · quality control · copyediting
lexicon
Vocabulary of a language
- morphologyStudy of structural forms
- word boundarySeparation point between terms
- compound wordFused lexical unit
suffix · prefix · inflection · British English · American English · Canadian English · Australian English · word frequency · stemming
- Editing Tasksproofreading, proofread, revise, edit, revising
- checkspaycheck, blank checks, personal checks, preflight, final review
- adjustingtuning, readjusting, calibrating, tweaking, modifying