"spell check" meaning in English

See spell check in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: spell checks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} spell check (plural spell checks)
  1. The act of spell-checking.
    Sense id: en-spell_check-en-noun-Ffxt2t5l Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 87 13

Verb

Forms: spell checks [present, singular, third-person], spell checking [participle, present], spell checked [participle, past], spell checked [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} spell check (third-person singular simple present spell checks, present participle spell checking, simple past and past participle spell checked)
  1. Alternative form of spellcheck Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: spellcheck
    Sense id: en-spell_check-en-verb-KUO70UC8

Inflected forms

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