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AutoCorrect

or au·to·cor·rect, Au·to·cor·rect

[ aw-toh-kuh-rekt ]

noun

  1. a software feature that automatically replaces a word in a word-processed document, text message, spreadsheet, or search box, or suggests an alternative word, if the word does not appear in a built-in dictionary.

verb (used with or without object)

  1. to correct by use of this built-in dictionary:

    I typed ‘foluw’, and it autocorrected to ‘follow’.

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Other Words From

  • auto·cor·rection noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of AutoCorrect1

First recorded in 1985–90; auto(matic) + correct

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Example Sentences

Note that the software in question is slightly different from autocorrect.

With autocorrect, a user types a word, and halfway through the software will guess at what it thinks the person means.

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