Computer-based readability indexes

作者: Douglas R. McCallum , James L. Peterson

DOI: 10.1145/800174.809754

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摘要: Computer-based document preparation systems provide many aids to the production of quality documents. A text editor allows arbitrary be entered and modified. formatter then imposes defined rules on form text. spelling checker ensures that each word is a correctly spelled word. None these aids, however, affect meaning document; may well-formatted but still incomprehensible.

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