word processing
or word-proc·ess·ing
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noun
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
Words nearby word processing
word order, word painting, word-perfect, word picture, wordplay, word processing, word processor, words, word salad, wordsearch, words fail me
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word processing
noun
the composition of documents using a computer system to input, edit, store, and print them
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