spell checking

Automated error finding

Spell checking is the process of identifying misspelled words in a text, typically performed by software that compares words against a dictionary.

Most word processors and browsers include automatic spell checking, underlining errors as you type.

Also written as one word: spellchecking.

Opposites
error introduction vs. error correction

spell checkingmisspelling

Incorrect written form

garbling · scrambling

textual carelessness vs. careful review

spell checkingstream of consciousness

Narrative mimicking uninterrupted thought

first draft · freewriting

spelling vs. other linguistic features

spell checkinggrammar checking

Reviewing text for correctness

fact checking · semantic analysis

Family

spell, correct, checking, spelling, correction, correcting, misspell, misspelling, misspelled

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G