Word Processor

What Does Word Processor Mean?

A word processor is a type of software application used for composing, editing, formatting and printing documents. Word processors have a variety of uses and applications within the business environment, at home and in educational contexts.

Techopedia Explains Word Processor

Word processors are used to create, edit and print documents, and well as save them electronically.

Word processors have the following main functionalities:

Insert
Copy
Cut and paste
Delete
Find and replace
Print
Word wrap

Advanced word processors, referred to as full-featured word processors, support additional features such as:

File management
Graphics
Font specification
Footnotes
Cross reference
Headers and footers
Macros
Layout
Spell check
Thesaurus

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