"autocorrect" meaning in English

See autocorrect in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: autocorrects [plural]
Etymology: auto- + correct Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|auto|correct}} 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- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 65 35 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with auto-: 57 43 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Verb

Forms: autocorrects [present, singular, third-person], autocorrecting [participle, present], autocorrected [participle, past], autocorrected [past]
Etymology: auto- + correct Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|auto|correct}} 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

Inflected forms

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