| 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 |

| 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. |
word processing
word processor