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What is Autospell, and How Does It Work?

By Wendy Boswell, About.com

Definition: Autospell is a feature found in most search engines that completes your search terms as you type them with possible endings or combination with other terms. For example, if you typed in "three blind" to your favorite search engine, that search engine would most likely try to complete your query with "mice".

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