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spell_checker

spell checker

See also: spellchecker and spell-checker

English

Alternative forms

spellchecker

Noun

spell checker ‎(plural spell checkers)

A software application that attempts to verify spelling (and sometimes grammar, a grammar checker) in a document.

Synonyms

speller
spelling checker

Translations

software application

Chinese:
Mandarin: 拼寫檢查, 拼写检查 ‎(pīnxiě jiǎnchá)
Danish: stavekontrol c
Esperanto: literumilo
Finnish: oikoluku (fi), oikolukuohjelma, oikeinkirjoituksen tarkistin
French: correcteur orthographique (fr) m, vérificateur orthographique (fr) m
German: Rechtschreibprüfung f
Greek: ορθογράφος (el) m ‎(orthográfos), ορθογραφικός έλεγχος m ‎(orthografikós élenchos)

Japanese: スペルチェッカ ‎(superuchekka), スペルチェッカー ‎(superuchekkā)
Maori: pūmanawa tātaki kupu
Norman: corrigeux d'êcrithie m
Portuguese: corretor ortográfico (pt) m
Romanian: verificator ortografic m, controlor ortografic m
Russian: програ́мма прове́рки орфогра́фии f ‎(prográmma provérki orfográfii), прове́рка орфогра́фии f ‎(provérka orfográfii)
Scottish Gaelic: dearbhair-litreachaidh m
Spanish: corrector ortográfico m
Telugu: పద పరిష్కరిణి (te) ‎(pada pariṣkariṇi)