word processing

NOUN

document creation and editing

Synonyms

STRONGEST

data processing

WEAK

text editing

Example Sentences

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It combines AI conversation mode with word processing to get you started on a first draft.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

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

From Science Daily • Apr. 2, 2024

A 2020 survey by Nigeria's National Bureau of Statistics showed that while more than 95% of Nigerian youth aged between 15 and 35 can surf the internet, just about 45% had basic word processing skills.

From BBC • Dec. 31, 2023

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

If Boyle's word processing program can convert Microsoft Word files into Boyle's format, allowing Word users to switch programs, am I "breaking into Word"?

From The Public Domain Enclosing the Commons of the Mind by Boyle, James