autocorrect

ˌɔːtəʊkəˈrɛkt

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Definition of autocorrect - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

text editing

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feature that automatically corrects spelling and grammar errors

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The autocorrect changed 'teh' to 'the' in my document..

spellcheck

Verb

tr.

text correction

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correct text automatically as it is typed

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The software will autocorrect your spelling errors as you write..

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Origin of autocorrect

English, auto (self) + correct (correct)

Examples of autocorrect in a sentence

Autocorrect fixed the typo in my email.
My phone tends to autocorrect my slang words.
Sometimes, autocorrect changes words to something completely different.

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French:autocorrection, corriger automatiquement, ...
German:Autokorrektur, automatisch korrigieren, ...
Italian:autocorrezione, autocorreggere, ...
Spanish:corrección automática, corregir automáticamente, ...
Portuguese:correção automática, corrigir automaticamente, ...
Chinese:自动校正, ...
Japanese:自動修正機能, 自動修正する, ...
Arabic:تَصْحيح تِلْقائي, صحح تلقائياً, ...
Hebrew:תִּקּוּן אוֹטוֹמָטִי, לְתַקֵּן אוֹטוֹמָטִית, ...
Russian:автокоррекция, автоматически исправлять, ...
Ukrainian:автокорекція, автоматично виправляти, ...
Hindi:स्वतः सुधार, स्वतः सुधारना, ...
Bengali:অটোকরেক্ট, অটোকরেক্ট করা, ...
Catalan:autocorrecció, autocorregir, ...
Czech:automatické opravy, automaticky opravovat, ...
Danish:autokorrektur, autokorrigere, ...
Dutch:autocorrectie, automatisch corrigeren, ...
Greek:αυτόματη διόρθωση, διορθώνει αυτόματα, ...
Hungarian:automatikus javítás, autokorrigálni, ...
Khmer:មុខងារកែតម្រូវស្វ័យប្រវត្តិ, កែដោយស្វ័យប្រវត្តិ, ...
Korean:자동 수정, 자동 수정하다, ...
Persian:تصحیح خودکار, تصحیح خودکار کردن, ...
Polish:autokorekta, automatycznie poprawiać, ...
Portuguese (BR):correção automática, corrigir automaticamente, ...
Romanian:corectare automată, a autocorecta, ...
Swedish:autokorrigering, autokorrigera, ...
Thai:การแก้ไขอัตโนมัติ, แก้ไขอัตโนมัติ, ...
Turkish:otomatik düzeltme, otomatik düzeltmek, ...
Vietnamese:tính năng tự động sửa lỗi, tự động sửa lỗi, ...

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