word processing
or word-proc·ess·ing
- 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. Abbreviation: WP
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Origin of word processing
First recorded in 1970–75
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Examples from the Web for word processing
Contemporary Examples
I ended up using the Comment function in my word-processing software to house the Eric and Jen exchanges.
Instead of opening a word-processing program on our own computers, we used a browser to open Google's word processor.
Historical Examples
Word-processing is cognitively a different effort from writing with a pen or typewriter.
The Civilization of IlliteracyMihai Nadin
word processing
- the composition of documents using a computer system to input, edit, store, and print them
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