"word processing" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈwəːdˌprəʊsɛsŋ/ Audio: en-ca-word_processing.ogg Forms: word-processing [alternative], wordprocessing [alternative]
Etymology: From word + processing. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|word|processing}} word + processing Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} word processing (uncountable)
  1. (computing) The creation, input, editing and formatting of documents and other text using software on a computer. Tags: uncountable Related terms: wordprocess, word processor, desktop publishing Translations (creation, input, editing and formatting of documents and other text using software on a computer): 文字處理 /文字处理 (wénzì chǔlǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), 字處理 /字处理 (zìchǔlǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), 文書處理 /文书处理 (wénshū chǔlǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), tekstinkäsittely (Finnish), traitement de texte [masculine] (French), επεξεργασία κειμένου (epexergasía keiménou) [feminine] (Greek), ritvinnsla [feminine] (Icelandic), word processing [masculine] (Italian), elaborazione di testi [feminine] (Italian), videoscrittura [feminine] (Italian), tratamiento de textos [masculine] (Spanish)
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ˈwəːdˌprəʊsɛsŋ/ Audio: en-ca-word_processing.ogg Forms: word-processing [alternative], wordprocessing [alternative]
Etymology: From word process + -ing. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|word process|ing|nocat=1}} word process + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} word processing
  1. present participle and gerund of word process Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: word process
    Sense id: en-word_processing-en-verb-6zZjZDU1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 71 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 21 79 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 83
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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