- fact-checker
- noun see fact-check
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
fact-checker
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fact-checker — fact check «fakt chehk», transitive verb to do research in order to verify the accuracy of written material: »Before publication, the revised history of Thomas Jefferson s life at Monticello was rigorously fact checked. –fact checker, noun … Useful english dictionary
Fact checker — A fact checker is the person who checks factual assertions in non fictional text, usually intended for publication in a periodical, to determine their veracity and correctness. The job requires general knowledge, but more important it requires… … Wikipedia
checker — check‧er [ˈtʆekə ǁ ər] noun [countable] 1. COMPUTING spell/ spelling/grammar checker a computer program that checks spelling or grammar: • an automatic grammar checker that searches for missing words, bad punctuation etc 2. JOBS MANU … Financial and business terms
fact-check — «fakt chehk», transitive verb to do research in order to verify the accuracy of written material: »Before publication, the revised history of Thomas Jefferson s life at Monticello was rigorously fact checked. –fact checker, noun … Useful english dictionary
Fact check — can refer to: * fact checker * FactCheck, a website … Wikipedia
checker — I. noun Etymology: Middle English cheker, from Anglo French checker, escheker, from eschec more at check Date: 14th century 1. archaic chessboard 2. a square or spot resembling the markings of a checkerboard 3. [singular of checkers] a piece in… … New Collegiate Dictionary
fact-check — transitive verb Date: 1973 to verify the factual accuracy of < fact check the article before publication > • fact checker noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
fact check — /ˈfækt tʃɛk/ (say fakt chek) noun a verification of the accuracy of information, as in a publication, document, etc. –fact checker, noun …
Grammar checker — In computing terms, a grammar checker is a program, or part of a program, that attempts to verify written text for grammatical correctness. Grammar checkers are most often implemented as a feature of a larger application, such as a word processor … Wikipedia
Spell checker — In computing, a spell checker is an applications program that flags words in a document that may not be spelled correctly. Spell checkers may be stand alone capable of operating on a block of text, or as part of a larger application, such as a… … Wikipedia
