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word processor

NOUN
document processing program
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Applications like the electronic spreadsheet and the word processor turned the PC from a novelty into an indispensable business engine, helping to birth the modern software industry.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

There is no word processor app on the tablets.

From Slate • Sep. 17, 2024

In this complex, the prime editor works like a "word processor," accurately replacing genomic information.

From Science Daily • May 29, 2024

The first thing they invented like that, that I'm aware of, that you would have in your house, was called a word processor.

From Salon • Oct. 17, 2023

You cannot "look" at them by typing them out or with a word processor—unless the word processor understands the format of the file.

From Email 101 by Goodwin, John




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