diff --git a/Codeoftheday.c b/Codeoftheday.c
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+++ b/Codeoftheday.c
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+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+int main()
+{
+char word[100];
+printf("Enter the word to be checked : ");
+scanf("%s",word);
+//checking if the input is a palindrome
+int i=0,j=strlen(word)-1;
+int halfword=strlen(word)/2;
+for(;i<halfword && j>halfword;i++,j--)
+{
+if(word[i]!=word[j])
+{
+printf(" The string ' %s ' is not a palindrome ",word);
+break;
+}
+}
+if(i==halfword && j==halfword)
+printf("The string %s is a palindrome",word);
+return 0;
+}