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auto-correction

auto-correction is the alternative form of autocorrection.

Meaning of autocorrection

Noun

autocorrection (countable and uncountable, plural autocorrections)

  1. An automatic correction, especially of text in a word processor.

Forms of auto-correction

pluralauto-corrections

Questions about auto-correction

What is auto-correction the alternative form of?
Auto-correction is the alternative form of autocorrection.

Words near auto-correction in the dictionary

  1. auto-block
  2. auto-blocked
  3. auto-blocking
  4. auto-blocks
  5. auto-brewery syndrome
  6. auto-correction
  7. auto-da-fe
  8. auto-da-fé
  9. auto-da-fés
  10. auto-de-fe
  11. auto-de-fé

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Adapted from Wiktionary: auto-correction (page history and authors); autocorrection (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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