Advertisement - Continue reading below

Definition of "spell checker" []

  • An application within most word processing programs that checks for spelling errors in documents. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "spell checker" in a sentence
  • "Note: Note: On page 1787, paragraph 2, line 5, I have changed "schol" to "school"; on page 1787, paragraph 3, line 1, I have changed "chools" to "schools" [Judy Boss] Spell-check and verification made against printed text using WordPerfect spell checker"
  • "This version also had available a companion spell checker called Goodspell."