authoring

[ aw-ther-ing ]

/ ˈɔ θər ɪŋ /

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noun Computers.

the writing of an electronic document or software program, especially a hypertext or multimedia application (often used attributively): the best authoring tools for creating your own website.

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Origin of authoring

First recorded in 1970–75

Words nearby authoring

authenticity, authigenic, author, author catalog, authoress, authoring, authoritarian, authoritative, authority, authority control, authority figure

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How to use authoring in a sentence

The web as a whole has no unifying structure, with an enormous variant in the style of authoring and content far wider and more complex than in traditional collections of text documents.
Indexing and keyword ranking techniques revisited: 20 years later|Mike Grehan|August 4, 2022|Search Engine Land
Google has been emailing those who have used this feature in the past to tell them that, starting on July 20, 2021, “you will no longer be able to create new posts via Posts on Google or use the authoring tool to make updates to the knowledge panel.”
Google Posts for verified knowledge panels are going away|Barry Schwartz|July 14, 2021|Search Engine Land
This is the first step Unfold has taken beyond its story-format authoring tools.
Unfold launches lightweight, link-centric profiles called Bio Sites|Anthony Ha|December 18, 2020|TechCrunch
Their program, Therapeutic Storytelling Authoring Tools for Post-Traumatic Stress, was first reported in WIRED back in 2011.
The Rise of Superhero Therapy: Comic Books as Psychological Treatment|Alex Suskind|February 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST

He boasts of authoring “numerous” GPS patents and filing 47 trademarks with the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
The Bully Waging War Against Bullies|Lizzie Crocker|October 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Apple has even created authoring tools to help textbook publishers crank out more books for the iPad.
Apple Announces Partnerships to Publish Textbooks on the iPad|Dan Lyons|January 19, 2012|DAILY BEAST
So he entitled one of his earlier books, thus already authoring his own epitaph.
Christopher Hitchens: A Young Contrarian Salutes Him|Max McGuinness|December 18, 2011|DAILY BEAST
And yet the game did not quite make you feel as though you were authoring your own history, as previous Civilization games had.
Facebook After FarmVille|Ben Crair|May 10, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Yes, isn't it strange that her "authoring" seemed to fall off after her first book—or that it failed to improve, at least?
Creditors; Pariah|August Strindberg
Well, I suppose authoring is a business, if that was his business.
Four-Day Planet|Henry Beam Piper

British Dictionary definitions for authoring

authoring

/ (ˈɔːθərɪŋ) /

noun

computing

the creation of documents, esp multimedia documents
(as modifier)an authoring tool

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