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autocorrection

autocorrection noun: an automatic correction, especially of text in a word processor.

Noun

autocorrection (countable and uncountable, plural autocorrections)

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

Forms of autocorrection

pluralautocorrections
alternative formauto-correction

Origin of autocorrection

From auto- + correction.

Questions about autocorrection

What does autocorrection mean?
Autocorrection means an automatic correction, especially of text in a word processor.
What part of speech is autocorrection?
Autocorrection is a noun.
What is the plural of autocorrection?
The plural of autocorrection is autocorrections.

Words near autocorrection in the dictionary

  1. autocopyist
  2. autocopyists
  3. autocorrect
  4. autocorrected
  5. autocorrecting
  6. autocorrection
  7. autocorrections
  8. autocorrective
  9. autocorrects
  10. autocorrelate
  11. autocorrelated

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