word processing
noun
: the production of typewritten documents (such as business letters) with automated and usually computerized typing and text-editing equipment
word process
verb
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These terminals are used mostly for word processing.
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Common software packages such as word processing, mobile applications, or databases, contain thousands to millions of lines of code, often written by hundreds of programmers.
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Productivity and Content Creation Tests Our primary overall benchmark, UL's PCMark 10, tests a system in productivity apps ranging from web browsing to word processing and spreadsheet work.
—PCMAG, 27 Nov. 2024
Real world devices and desktop installs of your favorite operating system will still exist for those use cases that demand it for a very long time, but virtual provision is now a part of our computing culture from gaming to word processing to spreadsheets and everything in between.
—Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
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PCMAG, 11 Dec. 2024
Common software packages such as word processing, mobile applications, or databases, contain thousands to millions of lines of code, often written by hundreds of programmers.
—Nisha Talagala, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
Productivity and Content Creation Tests Our primary overall benchmark, UL's PCMark 10, tests a system in productivity apps ranging from web browsing to word processing and spreadsheet work.
—PCMAG, 27 Nov. 2024
Real world devices and desktop installs of your favorite operating system will still exist for those use cases that demand it for a very long time, but virtual provision is now a part of our computing culture from gaming to word processing to spreadsheets and everything in between.
—Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
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“Word processing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/word%20processing. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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