AutoCorrect

or au·to·cor·rect, Au·to·cor·rect

[ aw-toh-kuh-rekt ]

noun

1. a software feature that automatically replaces a word in a word-processed document, text message, spreadsheet, or search box, or suggests an alternative word, if the word does not appear in a built-in dictionary.

verb (used with or without object)

1. to correct by use of this built-in dictionary:

   I typed ‘foluw’, and it autocorrected to ‘follow’.

Other Words From

• auto·cor·rection noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of AutoCorrect¹

First recorded in 1985–90; auto(matic) + correct

Example Sentences

Note that the software in question is slightly different from autocorrect.

From The Daily Beast

With autocorrect, a user types a word, and halfway through the software will guess at what it thinks the person means.

From The Daily Beast