Cupertino

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English

Etymology

Named after Joseph of Cupertino, from Italian Copertino.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌkuːpəɹˈtiːnoʊ/

Proper noun

Cupertino

  1. A city in Santa Clara County, California, United States.

Noun

Cupertino (plural Cupertinos)

  1. (informal, uncommon) An incorrect spellchecking suggestion due to the Cupertino effect.
    Coordinate term: clbuttic
    • 2007 November 1, Ben Zimmer, “When Spellcheckers Attack: Perils of the Cupertino Effect”, in OUPBlog‎:
      Sure enough, there are dozens of Cupertinos to be found in online documents from the UN, EU, NATO, and other international organizations.
    • 2013, Tom Chatfield, chapter 20, in Netymology, →ISBN:
      Cupertinos can also be a serious business. Consider the case in 2012 of a school in the state of Georgia which was evacuated after a text message reading ‘gunman be at west hall today’ was reported to police.

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