Armenian PowerSpell
Armenian PowerSpell, previously known as Armenian Orfo (ArmOrfo),[1] is an electronic corrector for texts in the modern Armenian language used in Armenia. It checks spelling,[2] grammar, punctuation,[3] slang and some semantic errors specific to texts in the Armenian language. The program was widely adopted in Armenia,[4][5] and among the Armenian diaspora[6] which uses the modern Armenian language. Today the product is used by almost all state and many educational institutions[5][7] of Armenia.
The program is developed by Arman Boshyan[8] and is distributed by the Armenian company Leader Profi LTD.[citation needed] The product supports Microsoft Windows and is integrated into all versions of Microsoft Office 2000–2010, while older versions worked only in Microsoft Word.[citation needed]
Features
[edit]Armenian PowerSpell was developed specially for the modern Armenian language, taking into account many foreign words which entered Armenian during the Soviet and Post-Soviet periods.[9] It also checks errors specific to people with Russian education. The product can convert texts written in Armenian slang into a literary format. It also checks foreign-language words that do not have standardized Armenian spellings; however, because of the product's wide usage, some de facto standards have been created as a result.[citation needed]
Criticism
[edit]The first release of the program, PowerSpell 2009, was criticized for its high price. However, critics nonetheless recognized that the program was the most complete solution for spell-checking the Armenian language.[10] Meanwhile, distributors did not agree with this judgement, stating that the price policy ($24 per year, including annual new versions) programs was accessible to the population.[11]
Piracy
[edit]Piracy of the product led to the full paralysis of its development in 2002.[11] Activity on product development has ceased until 2005.[needs update]
External links
[edit]- Official page of Armenian PowerSpell
- Norq.Am - Armenian PowerSpell recognizes 97% of Armenian words and correct mistakes
- Armenian Language National Inspectorate - Armenian PowerSpell 2011 provides 99% of language coverage (Press Release)
- Mediamax Agency - New version of Armenian PowerSpell available (Press Release)[permanent dead link]
- PanArmenian.Net - Armenian PowerSpell 2010 program version to be released
- Hetq (Newspaper)- New Armenian Spell Check Program 97% Accurate
- Interview to agency Mediamax and portal Itel.am - Armenian PowerSpell 2011 has solved a new complex of tasks (Russian)[permanent dead link]
References
[edit]- ^ Newspaper "Haykakan Jamanak", from Dec. 2005 Archived July 6, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ iranianlinguistics.org ArmenianArchived 2011-07-26 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Armenian Educational Portal Archived 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Haymat.De - About PowerSpell 2009: Rechtschreib-und Grammatikprüfung für die armenische Sprache (Press Release)[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b PC News Armenia (Press Release) Archived April 22, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Interactive Banadzev Archived July 7, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ List of organizations using Armenian PowerSpell
- ^ ARKA IT News - About PowerSpell 2010 (Press Release) Archived July 6, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ PanArmenian.Net - Spelling in Armenian no longer a problem (Press Release)
- ^ a b Mediamax Agency - Interview with the author and distributor of PowerSpell 2009 (Press Release)[permanent dead link]