"autocorrection" meaning in English

See autocorrection in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: autocorrections [plural], auto-correction [alternative]
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. An automatic correction, especially of text in a word processor. Tags: countable, uncountable Related terms: autocorrect Translations (automatic correction): αυτοδιόρθωση (aftodiórthosi) [feminine] (Greek), correção automática [feminine] (Portuguese), corrección automática [feminine] (Spanish)

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