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Word processor

Meaning in office & administration, with examples

nounCommon term

In office & administration, word processor means: Software for creating, editing, formatting, and printing text documents such as letters, reports, and meeting notes.

In Turkish: kelime işlemci

How it is used

Used for everyday office writing. Common functions include spell check, styles, tables, comments, page layout, and track changes.

Example sentences

  1. Open the report in a word processor rather than a read-only preview to edit its page breaks.

    The word processor provides editing tools so the user can change how the report breaks across pages.

  2. The intern learned how to use the word processor to apply styles, insert headers, and review tracked changes.

    In this example, it means a text-editing program used for professional document preparation and revision.

Common collocations

  • open in a word processor
  • word processor file
  • basic word processor skills
  • documentA piece of written, printed or electronic material that gives information or official proof of something, such as a contract, report or certificate.
  • templateA ready-made file with a fixed layout and standard text, used as a starting point so that similar documents look the same and take less time.

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