word processing
noun
: the production of typewritten documents (such as business letters) with automated and usually computerized typing and text-editing equipment
word process
verb
Examples of word processing in a Sentence
These terminals are used mostly for word processing.
Recent Examples on the Web
After Gmail came Google Maps and Google Docs with word processing and spreadsheet applications.
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Michael Liedtke, Quartz, 1 Apr. 2024
This bundle includes the most in-demand applications, including Word for robust word processing and Excel for sophisticated data management.
—Stack Commerce, Popular Science, 27 Mar. 2024
The first wave came ashore in the 1990s with the arrival of dial-up internet access, which made personal computers good for something beyond word processing and basic games.
—Jonathan Haidt, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2024
One of them was navigating the really complex story of what exactly happened in between typewriters and computers—the scary, meandering, incestuous world of teletypes, key punches, calculators, electric typewriters, terminals, and word processing machines.
—Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 3 Oct. 2023
Everything works with a natural logic that will quickly feel comfortable for anyone who has used simple word processing or design programs.
—Valerie Walsh, wsj.com, 1 Nov. 2023
Productivity Tests The main benchmark of UL's PCMark 10 simulates a variety of real-world productivity and content-creation workflows to measure overall performance for office-centric tasks such as word processing, spreadsheeting, web browsing, and videoconferencing.
—PCMAG, 18 Sep. 2023
Her switch to word processing programs allowed Didion to cut and paste passages in more complex and seamless ways than her old habit of arranging note cards on the floor.
—Evelyn McDonnell, The New Republic, 3 Oct. 2023
Processors For word processing and general Internet tasks, nearly any processor on the market will do.
—Sascha Brodsky, Popular Mechanics, 27 July 2023
Michael Liedtke, Quartz, 1 Apr. 2024
This bundle includes the most in-demand applications, including Word for robust word processing and Excel for sophisticated data management.
—Stack Commerce, Popular Science, 27 Mar. 2024
The first wave came ashore in the 1990s with the arrival of dial-up internet access, which made personal computers good for something beyond word processing and basic games.
—Jonathan Haidt, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2024
One of them was navigating the really complex story of what exactly happened in between typewriters and computers—the scary, meandering, incestuous world of teletypes, key punches, calculators, electric typewriters, terminals, and word processing machines.
—Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 3 Oct. 2023
Everything works with a natural logic that will quickly feel comfortable for anyone who has used simple word processing or design programs.
—Valerie Walsh, wsj.com, 1 Nov. 2023
Productivity Tests The main benchmark of UL's PCMark 10 simulates a variety of real-world productivity and content-creation workflows to measure overall performance for office-centric tasks such as word processing, spreadsheeting, web browsing, and videoconferencing.
—PCMAG, 18 Sep. 2023
Her switch to word processing programs allowed Didion to cut and paste passages in more complex and seamless ways than her old habit of arranging note cards on the floor.
—Evelyn McDonnell, The New Republic, 3 Oct. 2023
Processors For word processing and general Internet tasks, nearly any processor on the market will do.
—Sascha Brodsky, Popular Mechanics, 27 July 2023
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“Word processing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/word%20processing. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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