What is AppleSpell.service? Why is it running?

If like me, you keep an eye on the Mac OSX activity monitor, then you’ve likely seen AppleSpell.service and wonder what the heck it is.

AppleSpell.service is the background process that continuously runs and checks the spelling of just about everything you type.  It checks forms on webpages, documents, search boxes, etc.  This task is harmless and should be running for proper spell checking to occur within your applications.

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