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word processing
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word processing
(noun)
word processing
noun
word processing
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of WORD PROCESSING
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:
the production of printed pages of writing (such as business letters) that can be stored and printed by using computer equipment
These terminals are used mostly for
word processing
.
word processing
software
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