word processor

noun

: a device or program used to perform word processing

Examples of word processor in a Sentence

At work she sits in front of her word processor all day. She closed down her word processor and opened her e-mail program.
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Others make a point of composing class papers using only word processors that track their keystrokes closely enough to produce a detailed edit history. Callie Holtermann, New York Times, 17 May 2025 Because most users of personal computers required both a word processor and a spreadsheet program, Microsoft's price for Office proved compelling. IEEE Spectrum, 31 Oct. 2017 The history of art is full of technological changes (new pigments, brushes, typewriters, word processors) that transform the nature of artistic production while augmenting human creativity. ArsTechnica, 25 Apr. 2025 When Murata was about twelve, her mother got her a word processor—a Fujitsu OASYS—which Murata believed was connected directly to the god of novels, who decided which novels got published. Elif Batuman, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for word processor

Word History

First Known Use

1968, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of word processor was in 1968

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“Word processor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/word%20processor. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.

Kids Definition

word processor

noun
: a keyboard-operated terminal usually with a video display and a magnetic storage device for use in word processing
also : software (as for a computer system) to perform word processing

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