spell-checker
spell–checker
nounDefinition of SPELL-CHECKER
: a computer program that identifies possible misspellings in a block of text by comparing the text with a database of accepted spellings —called also spell-check, spelling checker
— spell–check \ˈspel-ˌchek\ verb
See First Known Use of SPELL-CHECKER
1980
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