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

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

Whoa, that’s a far cry from Microsoft Bob, the company’s short-lived computer smiley face from 1995 that seemed content to help you open a word processing program.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 26, 2023

You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any word processing or hypertext form.

From The Tale of Solomon Owl by Bailey, Arthur Scott

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