spellchecker

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈspɛltʃɛkər/


Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
spellchecker / ˈspɛlˌtʃɛkə/
  1. a program that highlights any word in a word-processed document that is not recognized as being correctly spelt
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
ˈspell ˌcheck•er, n. [countable]
  1. Computing, Educationa computer program for checking the spelling of words in an electronic document.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
spell′ check′er,
  1. Computing, Educationa computer program for checking the spelling of words in an electronic document.
Also called spell′ing check′er. 
  • 1980–85


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