word processing

NOUN

document creation and editing

Synonyms

STRONGEST

data processing

WEAK

text editing

Example Sentences

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Microsoft Word brought word processing to the masses.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

"We sometimes overvalue the role of proprietary software in our organisations," Mr Maisto says, pointing out that for key services like word processing and email, open-source solutions work just fine.

From BBC • Aug. 17, 2025

For example, it is well established how much energy a computer with word processing software uses per hour.

From Science Daily • Apr. 2, 2024

At its heart, says Australian technologist David Gerard, ChatGPT is “a stupendously scaled-up autocomplete,” like a word processing program predicting the end of a word or sentence you’ve started typing.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 13, 2023

Transmission to point of use Suppose you have a graphics file or a word processing file containing your brochure.

From Email 101 by Goodwin, John