Selection Mechanism

Understand what a selection mechanism is and where it fits into a spellchecker. Learn how to implement a language model.

What is a selection mechanism?

In a spellchecker, the selection mechanism refers to the process by which the most suitable correction is chosen from a list of candidate corrections for a misspelled word. This essentially is the final step in determining the correction that is presented to the user. In our spellchecker, this can be represented by argmax.

The specific selection mechanism a spellchecker employs can vary depending on the approach used. Here are a few common selection mechanisms as well as where they can be used:

  1. Probability-based selection: This approach involves calculating probabilities or scores for each candidate ...