word processing

American  

Or word-processing

noun

1. writing, editing, and production of documents, as letters, reports, and books, through the use of a computer program or a complete computer system designed to facilitate rapid and efficient manipulation of text. WP

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word processing British  

noun

1. the composition of documents using a computer system to input, edit, store, and print them

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Etymology

Origin of word processing

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

It combines AI conversation mode with word processing to get you started on a first draft.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

For example, it is well established how much energy a computer with word processing software uses per hour.

From Science Daily • Apr. 2, 2024

A 2020 survey by Nigeria's National Bureau of Statistics showed that while more than 95% of Nigerian youth aged between 15 and 35 can surf the internet, just about 45% had basic word processing skills.

From BBC • Dec. 31, 2023

At its heart, says Australian technologist David Gerard, ChatGPT is “a stupendously scaled-up autocomplete,” like a word processing program predicting the end of a word or sentence you’ve started typing.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 13, 2023

The success of the Postscript page description language for Laser printers has led to a new stategy for including graphics in word processing files.

From Email 101 by Goodwin, John

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