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SPELLING-CHECK PROGRAMME [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-10-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Information Processing (Informatics)
- Office Automation
- Electronic Publishing
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- spelling checker
1, record 1, English, spelling%20checker
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- spell checker 2, record 1, English, spell%20checker
correct
- spell-checker 3, record 1, English, spell%2Dchecker
correct
- spelling-check program 4, record 1, English, spelling%2Dcheck%20program
correct
- spellchecker 5, record 1, English, spellchecker
correct, standardized
- speller 6, record 1, English, speller
- spelling corrector 7, record 1, English, spelling%20corrector
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Software that proofreads by comparing each word in a text file to a dictionary, then marks and/or indicates misspelled words. 8, record 1, English, - spelling%20checker
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On finding a word not known to it the spelling checker may suggest alternative spellings and ask if the word is to be added to the dictionary. Spelling checkers cannot of course detect errors that are themselves valid words, while their attempts to find alternatives to proper names can be distinctly amusing. 9, record 1, English, - spelling%20checker
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Not to be confused with the spelling dictionary against which the spellchecker checks the spelling of words. 10, record 1, English, - spelling%20checker
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
spelling checker; spellchecker: terms standardized by ISO and CSA. 11, record 1, English, - spelling%20checker
Record 1, Key term(s)
- spelling-check programme
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
- Bureautique
- Éditique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- vérificateur d'orthographe
1, record 1, French, v%C3%A9rificateur%20d%27orthographe
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- logiciel de vérification orthographique 2, record 1, French, logiciel%20de%20v%C3%A9rification%20orthographique
correct, masculine noun
- logiciel vérificateur d'orthographe 3, record 1, French, logiciel%20v%C3%A9rificateur%20d%27orthographe
correct, masculine noun, standardized
- correcteur d'orthographe 4, record 1, French, correcteur%20d%27orthographe
correct, masculine noun
- correcteur orthographique 5, record 1, French, correcteur%20orthographique
correct, masculine noun
- programme de vérification orthographique 6, record 1, French, programme%20de%20v%C3%A9rification%20orthographique
correct, masculine noun
- vérificateur orthographique 7, record 1, French, v%C3%A9rificateur%20orthographique
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Programme de correction orthographique, possédant un fichier dictionnaire de base, auquel s'ajoutent d'éventuels lexiques définis par l'utilisateur. 8, record 1, French, - v%C3%A9rificateur%20d%27orthographe
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Il présente l'avantage, en cas d'erreur détectée, de proposer des solutions de substitution. Il devient rapidement indispensable à tout utilisateur de traitement de texte. 8, record 1, French, - v%C3%A9rificateur%20d%27orthographe
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Ne pas confondre avec le dictionnaire orthographique déjà en mémoire. 9, record 1, French, - v%C3%A9rificateur%20d%27orthographe
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
vérificateur d'orthographe; logiciel vérificateur d'orthographe : termes normalisés par l'ISO et la CSA. 10, record 1, French, - v%C3%A9rificateur%20d%27orthographe
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tratamiento de la información (Informática)
- Ofimática
- Publicación electrónica
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- corrector ortográfico
1, record 1, Spanish, corrector%20ortogr%C3%A1fico
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- deletreador ortográfico 2, record 1, Spanish, deletreador%20ortogr%C3%A1fico
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Programa informático integrado en un sistema de tratamiento de textos que permite identificar y corregir los errores ortográficos. 1, record 1, Spanish, - corrector%20ortogr%C3%A1fico
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