"input method editor" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈɪnˌpʊt ˈmɛθ.əd ˈɛd.ɪ.tə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɪnˌpʊt ˈmɛθ.əd ˈɛd.ɪ.təɹ/ [Canada, General-American], /ˈɪnˌpʊt ˈmeθ.əd ˈed.ɪ.tə/ [General-Australian], /ˈənˌpʊt ˈmeθ.əd ˈed.ə.tə/ [New-Zealand], /ˈənˌpʊt ˈmeθ.əd ˈed.ə.tɐ/ [New-Zealand], /ˈənˌpʊt ˈmeθ.əd ˈed.ə.ta/ [New-Zealand], /ˈɪnˌpʉt ˈmɛθ.əd ˈɛd.ɪ.təɹ/ [Scotland], /ˈɪnˌpʊʈ ˈmɛt̪.oɖ ˈɛɖ.ɪ.ʈəʳ/ [India] Forms: input method editors [plural]
enPR: ĭn′po͝ot′ mĕth′əd ĕd′ĭ-tər Head templates: {{en-noun}} input method editor (plural input method editors)
  1. (computing) A program that facilitates the input of foreign scripts or exotic symbols on a computer or similar device. Wikidata QID: Q11287765 Synonyms: input method, ;, IME Translations (program that facilitates the input of foreign scripts): インプット メソッド エディタ (inputto mesoddo edita) (Japanese), bộ gõ (Vietnamese), thâu nhập pháp (Vietnamese), trình chỉnh sửa phương thức nhập (Vietnamese)

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Alternative forms

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      "word": "インプット メソッド エディタ"
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      "word": "bộ gõ"
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      "word": "thâu nhập pháp"
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}

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