autocorrupt

English

Etymology

From auto- +‎ corrupt, jokingly implying that the writer had meant to type autocorrect.

Pronunciation

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Noun

autocorrupt (uncountable)

1. (technology, derogatory, humorous) An autocorrect feature which inadvertently introduces new errors into the writer's text.

   Synonym: autofail

   • 2005 July 20, Lee Sau Dan, “Easiest/quickest method for very simple interfaces?”, in comp.os.linux.misc‎^[1] (Usenet):

     Autocorrupt fails to autocorrect "Autocorrect" to "Autocorrupt". :D

   • 2017, Colin Beveridge, The Maths Behind...: Discover the Mathematics of Everyday Events, London: Cassell Illustrated, →ISBN, page 85, column 2:

     As for the embarrassing typos? It is easy enough to make those on a computer without "autocorrupt". Embarrassing miscorrections are pretty rare. It is just that when they do occur, they tend to get packaged into viral images and shared widely.

   • 2020 December 13, Lewis, “Voicemail setup”, in misc.phone.mobile.iphone‎^[2] (Usenet):

     Thank's autocorrupt.

   • 2022 February 2, Rob D., “lockdowns had little orno impact on covid-19 deaths”, in alt.recovery.aa‎^[3] (Usenet):

     Yeah. This iPad I use for araa allows me to see 8 lines--*maybe*--of a post I am replying to. (Fully have of the screen is filled with the keyboard.) I have to stop typing and scroll downward every time I think I *might* have made a typo. And don't get me started on autocorrupt.