<s>
Autocorrection	B-Protocol
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
text	O
replacement	O
,	O
replace-as-you-type	O
or	O
simply	O
autocorrect	B-Protocol
,	O
is	O
an	O
automatic	O
data	O
validation	O
function	O
commonly	O
found	O
in	O
word	B-General_Concept
processors	I-General_Concept
and	O
text	O
editing	O
interfaces	O
for	O
smartphones	B-Application
and	O
tablet	B-Device
computers	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
principal	O
purpose	O
is	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
spell	B-Application
checker	I-Application
to	O
correct	O
common	O
spelling	O
or	O
typing	O
errors	O
,	O
saving	O
time	O
for	O
the	O
user	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Autocorrection	B-Protocol
is	O
used	O
in	O
text	O
messaging	O
or	O
SMS	B-Device
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
programs	O
like	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Word	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
word	O
processing	O
,	O
this	O
feature	O
is	O
known	O
as	O
AutoCorrect	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
very	O
first	O
autocorrect	B-Protocol
programs	O
was	O
Ways	O
for	O
Windows	O
by	O
Hannes	O
Keller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Autocorrect	B-Protocol
is	O
pre-installed	O
on	O
many	O
instant	O
messaging	O
programs	O
and	O
virtual	O
keyboards	O
on	O
cell	O
phones	O
,	O
smartphones	B-Application
and	O
tablet	B-Device
computers	I-Device
to	O
enable	O
faster	O
and	O
error-free	O
typing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
growing	O
use	O
of	O
autocorrection	B-Protocol
on	O
smartphones	B-Application
has	O
also	O
led	O
to	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
at	O
least	O
one	O
website	O
,	O
Damn	O
You	O
Auto	B-Protocol
Correct	I-Protocol
,	O
where	O
people	O
post	O
and	O
share	O
humorous	O
or	O
embarrassing	O
cases	O
of	O
improper	O
autocorrections	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Damn	O
You	O
Auto	B-Protocol
Correct	I-Protocol
started	O
in	O
2010	O
by	O
Jillian	O
Madison	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
website	O
and	O
the	O
book	O
both	O
compile	O
texts	O
sent	O
on	O
iPhones	B-Device
and	O
Androids	B-Application
that	O
were	O
altered	O
by	O
the	O
phone	O
's	O
autocorrection	B-Protocol
feature	O
to	O
produce	O
what	O
are	O
often	O
unintentionally	O
funny	O
messages	O
.	O
</s>
