Electronic Word Search Programs

Authors

Anthony Sebastian

Abstract

Spelling anxiety is no affliction for writers who use electronic typewriters or personal computer (PC) word processing programs that provide so-called spell checking (see "The Electronic Spell" by Faith Eckler in the May 1988 Word Ways). Writers can choose to be notified (via beep) immediately after typing a word incorrectly, or they can invoke global spell checking after completing a manuscript. Most built-in spell checkers both identify a misspelled word and try to "guess" the word intended, offering a candidate list of correctly spelled alternatives from a database ranging in size from 40,000 to over 100,000 words.

Recommended Citation

Sebastian, Anthony (1989) "Electronic Word Search Programs," Word Ways: Vol. 22 : Iss. 2 , Article 2.
Retrieved from: https://digitalcommons.butler.edu/wordways/vol22/iss2/2