Selection Mechanism
Understand what a selection mechanism is and where it fits into a spellchecker. Learn how to implement a language model.
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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
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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:
Probability-based selection: This approach involves calculating probabilities or scores for each candidate ...