auto-correctn.
/ˈɔːtə(ʊ)kəˌrɛkt/, U.S. /ˌɔdoʊkəˈrɛk(t)/, /ˌɔdəkəˈrɛk(t)/, /ˌɑdoʊkəˈrɛk(t)/, /ˌɑdəkəˈrɛk(t)/ 1. Chiefly Computing. A software feature that automatically corrects (or suggests corrections for) common typing or spelling errors.
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1981 Daily Herald (Chicago) 18 June (advt.) Remington model SR101 w/ auto correct on changeable type $700.
1984 PC 6 Mar. 23/3 (advt.) The..Auto Correct feature enables users to ‘fix’ these misspelled words directly in text with a single keystroke.
1993 Macworld Dec. 148/1 AutoCorrect, which corrects misspelled words, capitalizes sentences, and so on while you work.
2009 Download Squad (Nexis) 8 Dec. Typing on an iPhone can be a pain, even with auto-correct—sometimes especially with auto-correct.
2. A feature on various devices that automatically corrects particular errors or imperfections, esp. in sound recordings, digital photographs, etc. Frequently attributive.
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1985 InfoWorld 16 Sept. 60/4 An auto-correct function lets the user correct rhythmic errors in recorded sequences without affecting articulation or phrasing.
1999 B. Gibson Audiopro Home Recording Course ii. 21/2 Early model sequencers popularized the concept..auto-correct.
2003 C. Tarantino Digital Photo Processing ii. 27 The best of the auto correct features is Auto Color correction.
2009 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 15 Oct. b8 I sorely missed two Photoshop features, auto correct, which compensates for a number of faults at once, and contrast control.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
auto-correctv.
/ˌɔːtə(ʊ)kəˈrɛkt/, U.S. /ˌɔdoʊkəˈrɛk(t)/, /ˌɔdəkəˈrɛk(t)/, /ˌɑdoʊkəˈrɛk(t)/, /ˌɑdəkəˈrɛk(t)/ 1. transitive. To correct (a physical condition or disorder) naturally, or with treatment which does not involve surgery or drugs. Chiefly in passive. Cf. auto-correction n. 1. Now rare.
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1902 [see auto-corrected adj. at Derivatives].
1905 Amer. Jrnl. Obstetr. May 671 His remedy was and is, if not auto-corrected, either cephalic rotation, or, if necessary, podalic version and extraction.
1909 I. A. Abt Pediatrics 219 Very mild bow-leg, that is not all or only slightly rachitic, may be autocorrected.
1988 Surv. Ophthalmol. 32 415/1 It is then that the diurnal cornea steepening auto-corrects his new hyperopia.
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a. transitive. Esp. of a device, feature, etc.: to correct, amend, or standardize automatically.
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1977 C. Beounes et al. in M. Sani et al. 2nd Euromicro Symp. Microprocessing & Microprogramming, 1976 235/2 The memories and communication links employ hamming code that auto-detects two faults and auto-corrects one fault.
1986 Electronic Musician Aug. 7/1 (advt.) Like any good studio, the ESQ-1 can auto-correct timing, auto-locate passages and balance individual tracks during mixdown.
1997 K. Murgatroyd in P. Cameron Good Pharmaceut. Freeze-drying Pract. iii. 139 The ability of the plant to autocorrect alarm situations is very limited and may not even include automatic freeze-down of the shelves.
2009 Ebony (Nexis) Nov. 86 This new camera offers picture-perfect results with the click of a button using ‘makeup mode’, a feature that auto-corrects imperfections and ensures that you look your best in every shot.
b. transitive. Chiefly Computing. To correct (text) using auto-correct (auto-correct n. 1).
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1988 D. P. Ewing & G. T. LeBlond Using Symphony (ed. 2) x. 324 You can continue spell-checking by pressing Esc, but any new misspelled words are not autocorrected.
1992 MacWorld Aug. 181 The program is also great for auto-correcting common typos, like typing and every time you type adn.
2004 S. Bain CorelDraw 12 iv. xiv. 289 The entry type can be set to ignore or skip the word, to auto-correct the word,..or to indicate that the word is an exception.
2009 G. Jackson & M. Lenstrup Getting Published App. 2. 210 Most word processors have setting or preferences that tell the program to..auto-correct the entry of text.
Derivatives
auto-coˈrrected adj.
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1902 Year Bk. Med. Assoc. Greater City N.Y. June 59 The annoyance caused by an uncorrected, or reversely, by a forcibly auto-corrected astigmatism, depends upon the occupation of the individual, as well as the power of personal resistance.
1988 D. Milano Multi-track Recording 60/1 Set up a sharp percussive sound on the synthesizer, and record an auto-corrected quarter-note pattern into the sequencer.
2010 Adobe Photoshop Elements (Adobe Creative Team) viii. 208 (heading) Adding the auto-corrected files to the organizer.
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