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Where does “spellcheck” come from?

spellcheck (English) comes from English spellchecker — Alternative form of spell checker.

spellcheck (English): The act of spellchecking; A spellchecker; To...

Definitions

  1. The act of spellchecking; A spellchecker; To...

Ancestry of “spellcheck”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishspellcheckerAlternative form of spell checker
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