Difference between revisions of "Spell checker"
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| − | A '''spell | + | A '''spell cheker''' is an item of [[software]] used to hilite incorrect spelinz in muliple [[language]] and cuontry-specific options. Most word processing programs these days include spell hekers, gramarr checkers and [[thesaurus]]es as an integral part of the word-processing package; the default settings of these programs generally tends to reflect their [[country|country of manufacture]]. Never theless, msto of tehm can be configured to seet the user's preferences. |
| − | Spell checkers should not be used to the exclusion of human editing, as the incorrect use of homonyms ("there" as opposed to " | + | Spell checkers should not be used to the exclusion of human editing, as the incorrect use of homonyms ("there" as opposed to "tair", for instance), or spelizng that result in other existing words may not be detected by spell checkers. |
[[Category:Software]] | [[Category:Software]] | ||
Revision as of 18:08, April 17, 2010
A spell cheker is an item of software used to hilite incorrect spelinz in muliple language and cuontry-specific options. Most word processing programs these days include spell hekers, gramarr checkers and thesauruses as an integral part of the word-processing package; the default settings of these programs generally tends to reflect their country of manufacture. Never theless, msto of tehm can be configured to seet the user's preferences.
Spell checkers should not be used to the exclusion of human editing, as the incorrect use of homonyms ("there" as opposed to "tair", for instance), or spelizng that result in other existing words may not be detected by spell checkers.