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AutoCorrect

or ·ٴ·ǰ·𳦳, ·ٴ·ǰ·𳦳

[ 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 yvlog Forms

  • t·ǰ·tDz noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of AutoCorrect1

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

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But you have to report it and describe it so you know what you’re dealing with because maybe it'll autocorrect eventually.

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Apple harnesses machine learning to do things like improve autocorrect in your text messages, recognize the shape of your face, pick out friends and family members in your camera roll, automatically adjust noise cancellation on your Airpods when it’s loud, and ID that plant you just snapped on a hike.

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Beyond potential tweaks to call icon locations, iOS 17 is set to bring an array of new features to Apple customers — including improved autocorrect, a new journal app and live voicemail transcription with the ability to pick up and answer as someone is leaving a message.

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I WAS IN MY 40s — well after the advent of spell check and autocorrect — when I realized “eachother” was not one word, or even a word at all.

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The app’s autocorrect and personalized suggestions helped me along, though I fought through periodic glitches that dropped the app and didn’t allow me to save my work if the tablet went offline.

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