spell-checkn.
/ˈspɛltʃɛk/ Computing.
A check of the spelling of words in a text file carried out automatically; a program or facility for doing this. Cf. spelling checker n. at spelling n.2 Additions.
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1983 Datamation May 182/3 The unit's software includes..Lexisoft Spellbinder, Mailmerger, and Spell-check.
1990 Lit. & Ling. Computing 5 43/2 Spell-check, with cascaded dictionaries on-line (including proper names).
1992 Tucson (Arizona) Weekly 1 Jan. 2/3 I always wondered if he had a special spell check on his word processor for dirty words.
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spell-checkv.
/ˈspɛltʃɛk/ Computing.
transitive.
To check the spelling of (a document, etc.) using a program which compares the words in a text file with a stored list of acceptable spellings. Occasionally absol. or intransitive.
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1983 Mod. Office Technol. Feb. 120/3 A spelling verification program allows operators to spell-check documents before giving them back to their managers for final proofreading.
1991 Home Office Computing June 34/2 Write at your natural level of spelling skill, and then spellcheck afterward.
1991 New Yorker 25 Nov. 47/1 A good time tonight would be while the computer's spell-checking my homework.
1994 Daily Tel. 19 Dec. 28/6 When I spell-checked a page in DOS, I simply pressed the Alt and F2 keys and then the number 2.
Derivatives
spell checker n. = spelling checker n. at spelling n.2 Additions.
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1983 Graphic Arts Monthly Sept. 77/1 The composition and editing package includes..a spell checker.
1990 Managem. Computing Nov. 102/3 Running the spellchecker scrutinises the whole presentation, not just the currently-selected slide.
spell-checking n.
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1983 Washington Post 13 June c9/3 I got to try a spell-checking program..that cost $75.
1989 Word Ways 22 67 Spelling anxiety is no affliction for writers who use..word processing programs that provide so-called spell checking.
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