0 a computer program that makes certain that the words in a document have the correct letters in the correct order:
During 1991 the spellchecker market has passed through a damaging cycle.
At the least, a spellchecker can compare the misspelling with a dictionary of correct spellings, treating the spellings simply as character strings.
Though my spellchecker was directed at correcting poor spellings rather than typing slips, it seems to cope acceptably with keyboarded input.
The more widely used 'spellchecker' has now been accepted by most modern dictionaries as the standard term for this item of software.
These are most glaring in the references which are often dated, incorrectly cited or contain misspellings that a spellchecker would have no doubt picked up.
Even without using context, a spellchecker can draw on various types of information in ordering its suggestions.
Compared to typos, misspellings pose a sterner test for a spellchecker.
How is the spellchecker to assess how good each of these candidates is?
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