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Word Processor

A computer program allowing one to write, edit and format content. One writes the content and may either print it or save it in an electronic format. Word processors developed in the 1960s and were popularized in the 1970s and 1980s. Word processing was one of the first business uses for the personal computer.

word processor

a COMPUTER software program package designed for the manipulation of text. Word processors have dramatically improved the speed with which business documents can be produced by making the correction of errors or rearrangement of blocks of text easier.

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The IT department balked at spending thousands of dollars to replace the older personal computers, because the employees only used the spreadsheet and word processing programs stored on the hard drives often and didn't really need such powerful machines, Lewis said.

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Some attorneys do this with their own word processing programs, some use simple "form filler" software or Judicial Council forms, and others use software products with limited capabilities.

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Accounting programs don't teach you accounting principles, word processing programs don't teach you writing and grammar skills, and contact management programs don't teach you how to prospect for customers.

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For short texts, such as letters, they are reasonably fast, but for texts over 10 pages, microcomputers with word processing programs are much faster.

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A feature of many word processing programs is a dictionary and/or thesaurus.

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Many popular accounting, spreadsheet, database and word processing programs can convert files configured in their formats for use in many other application programs.