A text processing tool that manipulates text in such a way that it is possible to include multiple fonts in a single document. Sufficient formatting capabilities are also quite common.

Any program that you can type into and change the way the typing looks. Good ones let you combine text and graphics.

A program specifically defined to manipulate words (or text) with control over the fonts and formatting etc including the ability to have different fonts and formats on the same line. Many word processors can even handle pictures or artwork and the ability to wrap the text around them. Simple text manipulation can be accomplished using a text editor, while Desk Top Publishing programs provide more advanced facilities.

A word processor, or word processing program, does exactly what the name ...

A piece of software used to create documents which are text oriented.

A program that allows you to create and format documents. Word processing programs provide more formatting features than text editors, including file management and the ability to incorporate graphics into the document.

program designed to help with the production of textual documents, like letters and memos. Heavier duty work can be done with a desktop publisher. Some common word processors include MS-Word, OpenOffice Write, WordPerfect, AbiWord, AppleWorks Write, and GeoWrite.

a program for manipulating text-based documents

An application for entering, editing, formatting, and printing text.

The software used to produce documents, such as letters, posters, reports, and syllabi. Common word processors used in schools are MS Works, MS Word, or ClarisWorks.

program which is used for entering and editing text documents on computer. The standard word processor for most people is Microsoft Word. Alternatives include StarOffice, OpenOffice, and WordPerfect.

A computer program that allows a user to enter and revise text.

Word Processor s are Application program used mainly for creating text-based documents. Used by everyone to send letters to Mum, do the CV, newsletters, prepare business documentation, Invoices etc. Word Processors have moved on significantly over a short period of time. Nowadays one can insert pictures, check spelling automatically, change the color of the text. This Glossary was prepared using Microsoft Word. Examples of Word processors include: Microsoft Word; Word Perfect; Ami Pro.

A program used to enter or edit text information in personal computers, often used to create a file before it is uploaded to a network; may also be used to process text after it has been downloaded.

program whose main function is to produce actual documents in the normal sense. Most word processors incorporate small versions of other program types, in that you can do some basic drawing, make a simple table of figures with totals etc. or make a list of records. For calculations of any complexity, it's much easier to use a proper spreadsheet program, such as Excel. Word, Word Perfect and Lotus WordPro are well known word processors. ALPHABET

an application that provides the user with tools needed to write and edit and format text and to send it to a printer

a computer program that provides special capabilities beyond that of a text editor

a computer program that provides special such as the WordPad program that comes as part of to suggest that the program was more than just an

a computer program that simulates a typewriter, but with unlimited editing options before the text is printed out

a good all-purpose text editor

a great deal more than an electric typewriter

a kind of editor, but more basic than that is the U NIX or DOS text editor

a metaphor for document

an advanced type of editor, with special features such as word wrap, headers and footers, and print attributes (boldface, underline, italics)

an application for handling text, allowing for corrections to be made, text style to be changed, spelling checked etc, before the document is printed

a program for manipulating text, writing it, erasing it, sorting it, and so on

a program for typing letters and so on

a program in which you can type papers and other documents

a program that enables users to perform typing functions in a computer

a program that enables you to create documents that you might have once created with a typewriter

a program that lets you write letters

a program used for typing documents

a text manipulation tool with some advanced features such as the ability to format text with different styles

a tool for creating mostly text documents

a very powerful program

a device or program for word processing.

A program for creating, altering, viewing, storing, and printing text with maximum flexibility. The term was coined by IBM in the late 1960s.

A software application for preparing documents.

A piece of software used t create text oriented documents. Many will also manipulate graphics and images making the software quite suitable for producing minor publications and newsletters.

a software program used primarily to create text-based documents. Popular examples include Microsoft Word, WordPerfect, Microsoft Works, Word Pad, etc.

A computer program to manipulate text. A word processor can create, edit, and format electronic documents easily.

software for entering, editing and printing primarily textual information

program used for creating documents, letters etc. The best known is Microsoft Word.

software applications that allow you to type documents but with a variety of tools to make work time easier and more efficient.

A type of applications software that is used to enter, edit, manipulate, and format text. In order to be considered a word processing program rather than a simple text entry and editing program, a program should have fairly sophisticated capabilities.

An application for writing, editing, and storing text.

Software application for arranging words on a page. Some also allow placement of images in a document, although that capability is better handled by Page Layout Programs.

This is a "typewriting" program. It creates documents, but much better than any typewriter. Special fonts or type sets can be set and graphics can be inserted, the results can even be printed in colour

A word processor provides the capability to enter and format text in a flexible and easily updated form, using a standard set of features such as pull-down menus for formatting and stylistic options, cursor highlighting of text for selected operations, optional template-driven document creation, and sophisticated and varied printing options.

applications: An application that lets you type on a computer and which has additional features including a choice of multiple fonts and styles, paragraph formatting and tab stops. A more powerful word processor has other helpful features such as automatic pagination, footnoting, indexing, style sheets, spell-checking, etc. My favorite is: no more white-out! If you want to get the most out of your word processor, read "The Mac is Not a Typewriter" by Robin Williams.

An application that provides you with the tools necessary to create, edit, and format text. Word processors commonly include an area to enter text, the ability to control the format of text (bold, italics, size), indenting, margins, the ability to check spelling, etc. Many word processors also handle graphics to a varying degree. Source: Microsoft's New Computer Users Glossary

The most common use for personal computers is word processing. Word processing is an information processing system that relies on automated and computerized typing, copying, filing, dictation and document storage retrieval. A word processor is a computer program designed to provide easy manipulation of text.

A computer program that allows you to create and edit documents.

A typewriter connected to a computerised recording medium to input, edit and output data.

A program that lets you enter, edit, format, and print text.

A software application used to create text documents (e.g., Microsoft Word).

A computer system or program for setting, editing, revising, correcting, storing, and printing text. Examples include Microsoft Word and Corel's WordPerfect

A word processor is a software program that allows you to create documents. It lets you format, edit, check spelling and print text.

Typewriter with a memory utilized to produce individualized letters; also useful in updating and expanding smaller mailing lists.

A program or computer that enables you to perform word processing functions.

An application that allows text documents to be edited and formatted on-screen before being printed.

A computer program (e.g. Word or WordPerfect) designed to do the work of a typewriter - but faster and easier, whilst also allowing you to save, edit and print documents.

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software program that is used to create letters and documents. Like a typing program, but including various formatting and layout options. The most common is Microsoft Word.

A software application program designed to replace the typewriter. A word processor is used to create, manage, edit, print, and store text-based documents. (memos, reports, briefs, documents, letters, etc.)

software originally devoted to the creation, editing, formatting, storage, revision and printing of text, but currently often including the capacity to include graphs, spreadsheets, and photographs, and to produce sophisticated page layouts.

An application program for creating and manipulating text-based documents. A word processor is the electronic equivalent of paper, pen, typewriter, eraser, and, most likely, dictionary and thesaurus. Depending on the program and the equipment in use, word processors can display documents either in text mode (using highlighting, underlining, or color to represent italics, boldfacing, and other such formatting) or in graphics mode (in which formatting and, sometimes, a variety of fonts appear on the screen as they will on the printed page). All word processors offer at least limited facilities for document formatting, such as font changes, page layout, paragraph indentation, and the like. Some word processors can also check spelling, find synonyms, incorporate graphics created with another program, align mathematical formulas, create and print form letters, perform calculations, display documents in multiple on-screen windows, and enable users to record macros that simplify difficult or repetitive operations. Compare editor, line editor.

A word processor (more formally known as document preparation system) is a computer application used for the production (including composition, editing, formatting, and possibly printing) of any sort of printable material.