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In most of our modern-day communications, we have a built-in copy-editor: the spell checker. This handy little system lets us write with a bit more abandon, knowing our typos will be caught. And ...

The algorithm acts as a type of spell check for doctors. When a doctor prescribes a medicine that doesn't match the patient or doctor profile, the doctor gets alerted at the point of prescription.

The solution was so effective that the core technology developed—a lossless compression algorithm—is still in use today.

The solution was so effective that the core technology developed—a lossless compression algorithm—is still in use today.

One in 10 queries on Google Search is misspelt and the tech giant has now introduced a new spelling algorithm that uses a deep neural net to significantly improve the ability to decipher ...

This functionality will soon be coming to a word processor near you: Last month, Google began applying similar algorithms to the spell-check feature on Google Docs, marking one of the first ...

When composing documents in various applications, there are a few built-in correction and substitution functions in OS X that are useful, including spelling as you type, character substitution ...

Google Chrome is filled to the brim with useful features, like spell check. Other than the standard spell check, Chrome also offers “enhanced spell check.” When you want to enable it, Google ...