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spell-check

[spel-chek] /ˈspɛlˌtʃɛk/
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verb (used with object)
1.
to process (a document) with a spell checker; check the spelling of.
noun, Also, spell check
2.
a check for misspellings by using a spell checker.
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Contemporary definitions for spell check
verb

to check the accuracy of the spelling of an electronic document with the use of a software program that compares words in the document with a wordlist of acceptable spellings

Usage Note

also noun

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Word Origin and History for spell check
v.

"to use a computer's spell checker application on a document," by 1985. The applications themselves date to the late 1970s.

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