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
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Productivity, Content Creation, and AI Tests Our primary overall benchmark, UL's PCMark 10, puts a system through its paces in productivity apps ranging from web browsing to word processing and spreadsheet work.
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PCMAG, 25 Mar. 2025
Spreadsheets, databases, drawings, word processing—Foundation would handle it all.
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 Oct. 2017
Our primary overall benchmark, UL's PCMark 10, puts a system through its paces in productivity apps ranging from web browsing to word processing and spreadsheet work.
—PC Magazine, 19 Apr. 2025
Productivity and Content Creation Tests Our primary overall benchmark, UL's PCMark 10, tests a system in productivity tasks such as web browsing, word processing, and spreadsheet work.
—PC Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
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PCMAG, 25 Mar. 2025
Spreadsheets, databases, drawings, word processing—Foundation would handle it all.
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 Oct. 2017
Our primary overall benchmark, UL's PCMark 10, puts a system through its paces in productivity apps ranging from web browsing to word processing and spreadsheet work.
—PC Magazine, 19 Apr. 2025
Productivity and Content Creation Tests Our primary overall benchmark, UL's PCMark 10, tests a system in productivity tasks such as web browsing, word processing, and spreadsheet work.
—PC Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for word processing
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“Word processing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/word%20processing. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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