spell checker

Also known as spell check

software used to detect misspelled words, in a document

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Commons category: Spell checking
Stack Exchange tag: stackoverflow.com/tags/spell-checking
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In software, a spell checker (or spelling checker or spell check) is a software feature that checks for misspellings in a text. Spell-checking features are often embedded in software or services, such as a word processor, email client, electronic dictionary, or search engine.

Google Chrome spell checker in action for the above poem, the word "chequer" marked as unrecognized word