"autocorrection" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: autocorrections [plural]
Etymology: From auto- + correction. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|auto-|correction|id1=automatic}} auto- + correction Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} autocorrection (countable and uncountable, plural autocorrections)
  1. automatic correction, especially of text in a word processor Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: auto-correction Related terms: autocorrect Translations (automatic correction): αυτοδιόρθωση (aftodiórthosi) [feminine] (Greek), correção automática [feminine] (Portuguese)

Inflected forms

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