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spell-check
noun
Definition of spell-check
: a computer program that finds and corrects misspelled words in documents, e-mail, etc.
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spell-check
verb
Definition of spell-check
: to use a computer program (called a spell-checker) to find and correct spelling errors in (something written on the computer) I spell-checked my homework.
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