autocorrect
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autocorrect
A software feature that automatically detects and corrects typing and spelling errors while entering text on computers or mobile devices.
Meine Nachricht klang seltsam, weil die Autokorrektur ein Wort falsch geändert hat.
My message sounded strange because autocorrect changed a word incorrectly.
The word consists of 'Auto' and 'Korrektur'. The prefix 'Auto-' here comes from 'automatisch' (automatic) and not from 'Automobil' (automobile). So it means 'automatische Korrektur' (automatic correction).
Die Autokorrektur hat meinen Namen ständig falsch geschrieben.
Autocorrect kept spelling my name wrong.
Since it is a feature, 'Autokorrektur' (autocorrect) is often combined with verbs like 'aktivieren' (to activate), 'deaktivieren' (to deactivate), or 'ausschalten' (to turn off). You can also 'einstellen' (set it up) for certain languages.
Ich habe die Autokorrektur auf meinem Handy deaktiviert, weil sie mich genervt hat.
I deactivated autocorrect on my phone because it annoyed me.
In everyday life, autocorrect is often humorously portrayed as a person or as the culprit behind funny or embarrassing mistakes in text messages. Sentences like 'Entschuldigung, das war die Autokorrektur!' (Sorry, that was autocorrect!) are very common.
Er schickte eine sehr komische Nachricht und gab der Autokorrektur die Schuld.
He sent a very funny message and blamed autocorrect.
correction
'die Korrektur' and 'die Autokorrektur' both have to do with fixing errors in texts. 'Korrektur' is more general: a teacher, a colleague, or you yourself can check a text and correct mistakes. It can also mean the individual change that is made. 'Autokorrektur', on the other hand, is a feature on a phone or computer that changes mistakes automatically. The words can be confused because both improve errors. If a person is checking something, or if a specific improvement is meant, 'Korrektur' fits. If technology intervenes automatically while you are writing, you say 'Autokorrektur'.
Die Autokorrektur hat meinen Namen falsch geändert.
Autocorrect changed my name incorrectly.
Nach der Korrektur gab die Lehrerin die Tests zurück.
After correcting them, the teacher handed back the tests.