NOUN
- an electronic dictionary in a word processor that can be used to catch misspelled words
How To Use spell-checker In A Sentence
- For example, it isn't in the dictionary and spell-checker for my own word processor, so every time I type "redd" on my computer it shows up underlined in red (an appropriate color, I suppose) as a misspelled word. Addison County Independent - Covering the 23 towns of Addison County, Vermont
- As those 7 little dwarfs (man, my spell-checker is going bonkers over "dwarfs") would say, it's off to work I go. I READ BANNED BOOKS!
- (The spell-checker which continues to complain about “woad” has no trouble with “dithionite”.) Archive 2009-01-01
- Most versions of this story did use the proper term "ijtihad,"but in a sad spell-checker turn of events, one online version showed up as "jihad. Reuters: Top News
- I note also that your spell-checker great idea btw objects to 'ovine' - why? Open Thread
- I can only just about type - if having hooves wasn't bad enough - and I hope the grand lads in the office at Walmgate give this a once-over with a spell-checker.
- While you're in the "Options", go to "Spelling" and check "Check spelling before publishing", too — this will launch the spell-checker automatically when you go to publish your post.
- Someone else has to do the editing and run the spell-checker. KISS OF THE BEES
- Beware of relying solely on the built in spell-checkers of modern word processing software. The right rites of writing « Write Anything
- If a spell-checker cares to pick it up fine, if not then I certainly can't be bothered to check it manually.
