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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. an application that provides the user with tools needed to write and edit and format text and to send it to a printer;
[syn: word processor, word processing system]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

word processor n 1: an application that provides the user with tools needed to write and edit and format text and to send it to a printer [syn: word processor, word processing system]
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018):

word processor word processing A program used to create and print (chiefly textual) documents that might otherwise be prepared on a typewriter. The key advantage of word processor is its ability to make changes easily, such as correcting spelling, changing margins, or adding, deleting, and relocating entire blocks of text. Once created, the document can be printed quickly and accurately and saved for later modifications. Today most popular word processors, such as Microsoft Word, offer a much greater range of facilities than the first such programs. Compare text editor. (1995-04-14)