autocorrect

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Definitions of autocorrect word

noun autocorrect a function that attempts to correct errors made by the user when entering text into an electronic device 3
noun autocorrect a software feature that automatically replaces a word in a word-processed document, text message, spreadsheet, or search box, or suggests an alternative word, if the word does not appear in a built-in dictionary. 1
noun autocorrect To make an autocorrection; to correct something automatically. 1

before 1985

One of the 1% newest English words

First recorded in 1985-90; auto(matic) + correct

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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