cupertino effect

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|computing|software|originally}} The replacement, by a [[spell checker]], of words that are real (such as proper nouns or alternate spellings), but missing from its internal dictionary, with words that are starkly incorrect in context.
2. {{lb|en|by extension}} The failure of spell checkers to replace incorrectly spelled words with the actually intended words, resulting in [[miscorrection]]s.

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