Armenian PowerSpell — the electronic corrector for texts in th
modern

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used in

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. Checks spelling,iranianlinguistics.org Armenian
/ref> grammar, punctuation,Armenian Educational Portal
slang and some semantic errors specific to texts in the

. Program was widely adopted in Armenia,Haymat.De - About PowerSpell 2009: Rechtschreib-und Grammatikprüfung für die armenische Sprache (Press Release)
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which uses the modern

. Today the product is used by almost all state and many educational institutionsPC News Armenia (Press Release)

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Singularities

As it is described in the overview article on a product site,Review Article in Russian
/ref> it is developed specially for realities of the modern Armenia taking into account many foreign words which were extended in the Armenian language during the Soviet and Post-Soviet periods.
A singularity of a product that it checks errors specific to people with Russian education, and it is adapted on parallel training of the user to the Armenian language. In particular the product is capable to translate the text with usage of the Armenian slang in its literary format, and also to display learning hints. Many words speaking another language used in the Armenian texts, formally don't exist in the Armenian language because of what have no strict rules of a spelling, however the product wide circulation has allowed to standardize writing of many terms and words speaking another language.

Possibilities

The following information related to Armenian PowerSpell 2011 * Spelling, on the basis of the basic dictionary in 850,000 words * Check about 7 million word forms and sheaves of words. * Check of grammar and a punctuation with an output of learning helps * Check of a slang with transfer possibility in a literary format * Check of words speaking another language and terms * Check of wrong declination of correctly made words (specific to the Armenian language) * Check of words with double sense on the correct use * the Restricted analysis of sentences on possibility of the passed word.
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Platforms

The product is supported for a platform of

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and integrated into all versions of

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2000–2010, old versions worked only in Microsoft Word

History

Older versions of a product were called Armenian Orfo (ArmOrfo) * 2000 — Armenian Orfo (ArmOrfo) 2000 (only spelling, based on dictionary with 130,000 words)Newspaper "Haykakan Jamanak", from Dec. 2005
* 2005 — Armenian PowerSpell 2005 (only spelling, based on dictionary with 200,000 words) * 2009 — Armenian PowerSpell 2009 (spelling, grammar and non-Armenian words checker, based on dictionary with 570,000 words) * 2010 — Armenian PowerSpell 2011
/ref> ttp://www.hooys.com/PDFs/PDF_53(low).pdf Newspaper "Hooys" No. 53

Criticism

The first release of the program PowerSpell 2009 from March, 1st 2009, was exposed to the rigid criticism for the high price policy, critics however recognized that program was most complete solution for spelling of the Armenian language.PanArmenian.Net - Spelling in Armenian no longer a problem (Press Release)
/ref> Meanwhile, distributors don't agree with this judgement stating that the price policy ($24 per year, including annual new versions) programs is accessible to the country population, as has served its propagation.

Known Problems

According to information present on product website,
/ref> the program uses macro program to integrate itself into Microsoft Office. In case if macro security level is high, then program will not be installed correctly.

Distribution

Program is developed by Arman Boshyan
Official website and is distributed by the company "Leader Profi" LTD registered in Armenia.

Struggle against a piracy

Piracy propagation of a product, has led to the full paralysis of its developmentMediamax Agency - Interview with the author and distributor of PowerSpell 2009 (Press Release)
/ref> in 2002, activity on product development has been stopped up to 2005. New realities of Armenia allow to struggle with a piracy through judicial instances, the law on the copyright became better to be observed,
in particular, after discovery o
representation Microsoft in Armenia

References

Spell checkers Armenian language