How Does a Spell Checker Work?
Using Spell Check Spell checkers are commonplace now in the world of computers. These handy programs run through a created document and flag each word that stands out as being misspelled. Typically, you then have the option of changing that word (either though manually changing the spelling or choosing from a list of “close words” the spell checker provides) or instructing the spell checker to ignore the perceived misspelling. These spell checkers work by comparing the words in a document to a list of words in their built-in dictionary. If it comes upon a word that has no match, the word is flagged. If the spell checker is part of a word processing program such as Microsoft Word, you have the ability to add a word into the dictionary, so that it will never be flagged again. Breaking Down the Spell Checker Spell checkers are usually comprised of two sections. One section is a simple set of routines that allow the spell checker to scan through a block of text and highlight words. The sec
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