word processing

noun

: the production of printed pages of writing (such as business letters) that can be stored and printed by using computer equipment

Full Definition of WORD PROCESSING

: the production of typewritten documents (as business letters) with automated and usually computerized typing and text-editing equipment

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1970

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noun

: the production of printed documents (as business letters) with automated and usually computerized equipment

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