"autocorrect" meaning in All languages combined

See autocorrect on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: autocorrects [plural]
Etymology: From auto- + correct. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|auto-|correct|id1=automatic}} auto- + correct Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} autocorrect (countable and uncountable, plural autocorrects)
  1. (computing) A software feature that attempts to correct presumed errors as soon as they are generated. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Computing Related terms: autocomplete, Cupertino effect, hypercorrection [linguistics, human-sciences, sciences], spell checker Translations (Translations): autokorekta [feminine] (Polish), автоисправление (avtoispravlenije) [neuter] (Russian), autokorrigering [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-autocorrect-en-noun-U6DRJiAT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with auto- (automatic), Pages with 1 entry, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 65 35 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with auto- (automatic): 71 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 66 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 61 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 56 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 58 42 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Verb [English]

Forms: autocorrects [present, singular, third-person], autocorrecting [participle, present], autocorrected [participle, past], autocorrected [past]
Etymology: From auto- + correct. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|auto-|correct|id1=automatic}} auto- + correct Head templates: {{en-verb}} autocorrect (third-person singular simple present autocorrects, present participle autocorrecting, simple past and past participle autocorrected)
  1. To make an autocorrection; to correct something automatically.
    Sense id: en-autocorrect-en-verb-YRZYGxa1 Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 44 56

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