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word processing

–noun
writing, editing, and production of documents, as letters, reports, and books, through the use of a computer program or a complete computer system designed to facilitate rapid and efficient manipulation of text. Abbreviation: WP
Also, word-proc⋅ess⋅ing.


Origin:
1970–75
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word proc·ess·ing   (prŏs'ěs'ĭng, prō'sěs'-)
n.   Abbr. WP
The creation, input, editing, and production of documents and texts by means of computer systems.
word'-proc'ess (wûrd'prŏs'ěs, -prō'sěs) v.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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