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- noun
automatic correction , especially oftext in aword processor
Etymologies
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Examples
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Some may find the physical keyboards easier to type on but after a little practice on a software keyboard you can get equally as good especially with autocorrection helping you out.
Do You Need A Physical Keyboard On Your Phone? | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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On all the devices, I took advantage of autocorrection and autocapitalization where possible, and otherwise corrected my own errors as I typed.
PCWorld 2010
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But if I just power on, the system's autocorrection takes care of most typos and missing punctuation.
Cult of Mac 2010
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But if I just power on, the system's autocorrection takes care of most typos and missing punctuation.
Cult of Mac 2010
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But if I just power on, the system's autocorrection takes care of most typos and missing punctuation.
Cult of Mac 2010
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On all the devices, I took advantage of autocorrection and autocapitalization where possible, and otherwise corrected my own errors as I typed.
PCWorld 2010
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Also, if you search for "aiprt," autocorrection now skips the usual "did you mean airport?" banter, ...
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Also, if you search for "aiprt," autocorrection now skips the usual "did you mean airport?" banter, ...
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On all the devices, I took advantage of autocorrection and autocapitalization where possible, and otherwise corrected my own errors as I typed.
PCWorld 2010
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But if I just power on, the system's autocorrection takes care of most typos and missing punctuation.
Cult of Mac 2010
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