autocorrect
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- noun
- /ˌɔːtəʊkəˈrɛkt/
- Specialized
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autocorrección
- There are entire websites, Tumblrs, and Facebook pages based on the momentary havoc autocorrect has brought into people's lives.
- autocorrect feature
And I swear all my life autocorrect changed it to fatter and fatter.
- And I swear all my life autocorrect changed it to fatter and fatter.
- Word's autocorrect function, which capitalizes Gnostic.
Examples
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But when you write Goolsby, the autocorrect changes it to foolsby.
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Gleick's concern is that "the better autocorrect gets, the more we will come to rely on it," and soon we'll forget to spell.
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But I think autocorrect is a beautiful thing.
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I usually deal with that by visiting sites like Damn You Autocorrect or Text From Dog.
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I suppose I can blame it on the autocorrect.
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You were better off letting people think rabbit was an autocorrect mistake.
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All the drama or comedy that ensues when a terrible but delightful autocorrect is made is not for nothing; it also reminds us of the difference between us and the computer.
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When I typed 'definately,' the autocorrect suggested 'definitely,' helping me spell it correctly.
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Her phone's autocorrect changed 'I love you' to 'I loathe you' without her noticing.
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I often find myself laughing at the unexpected changes made by autocorrect in my messages.
Synonyms
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A computer tool that finds and corrects spelling mistakes
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A program that shows spelling mistakes in text
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A computer program that checks words for wrong letters and suggests corrections
A computer program that finds wrongly written words in text
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Morphology
Etymology
The word autocorrect breaks into auto- meaning 'self', as in automatic, and correct meaning 'make right', so it literally means 'make right by itself' and that is why autocorrect fixes your typing automatically.