The number of words on a particular web page.
Most word processors can give a count of words in a document. Some text editors, such as NoteTab, will also give a frequency of use for each word. Sometimes it might be worth making the initial draft of a document in a program that has this function. Then, with the text edited and finalised, the document could be opened in a word processor and formatted in the usual way. See fields.
The estimated number of words in a manuscript. With modern word-processing programs, calculating the word count is an easy task. If you're still using a typewriter, you can: 1) count every single word in the document; 2) get a rough estimate by multiplying 250 (the average number of words on a typewritten page) by the number of pages in the document; or 3) count the number of words in ten full lines, divide the total by ten, and multiply the result by the number of lines in your document. In any case, round to the nearest 100.
A standard measure of the size of an original or a translated text. In the US, translation projects are normally priced on the number of words of the target text, but sometimes they can be priced on the original. Since word count can vary enormously between languages, it is crucial to specify whether the per-word rate being quoted refers to the source or target language.
A standard measure of the size of a text. Translation projects, for example, are often priced on a per-word ( US ) or per-1000-word (GB) basis.
The estimated number of words in a manuscript. Most word processing programs will calculate this automatically. For example, in MS Word/Office, go to the Tools menu and select Word Count. To estimate the word count by hand, multiply the number of pages by the number of words per page. For double spaced documents, assume about 295 words per page. For single spaced documents, assume approximately 400 words per page.
The number of words in a given document. When noted on a manuscript, the word count is usually rounded off to the nearest 1000 words.
A word count is the number of words that a document contains. The program wc in Unix/Linux can do word counts. Knowing the number of words in a document is vital, since authors may have to write their work within certain minimum or maximum bounds.
