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.
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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
- 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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