spellchecker

British  

/ ˈspɛlˌtʃɛkə /

noun

1. computing a program that highlights any word in a word-processed document that is not recognized as being correctly spelt

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Example Sentences

Previous work by the laboratory identified a "genomic spellchecker," a DNA repair mechanism devoted to reducing mutation risks in key parts of human chromosomes.

From Science Daily

A brand extension writ antsy, it also seems to have suffered from an automated spellchecker, referring to a show in Sax’s “Netflix cue”; to a heckled standup comic who “expertly diffused the situation”; and cold water “crushing my skull in a vice grip.”

From New York Times

The phrasing of the letter makes it apparent that the people authoring it haven’t played Fortnite, and also that they use a spellchecker that doesn’t recognize the phenomenally popular game’s name.

From The Verge

Former head teacher George Gilchrist tweeted about the issue after it emerged primary seven pupils were using the online spellchecker on the test.

From BBC

“The metaphor often used is of a spellchecker on a computer: if you don’t have it, you might have a spelling error in your document. The limitation of that metaphor is, nobody dies.”

From The Guardian