word processor

See also: wordprocessor

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /wɜːd ˈpɹəʊˌsɛsə(ɹ)/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /wɝd ˈpɹɑˌsɛsɚ/

• Audio (General American):

  (file)

Noun

word processor (plural word processors)

1. A device similar to a simple computer, designed for word processing.
   • 1986 December 7, Michael Bronsky, “Gay Man's Dream Realized in Benefit Production of archy and mehitabel"”, in Gay Community News, volume 14, number 21, page 7:

     Actually that first story, and all of the succeeding ones, were written by archy — a cockroach with such a need for self-expression that he hoisted himself onto the typewriter keys every night and dove headfirst onto key after key, to pound out his stories. (That is why all of the poems are lower case — he might have better luck these days with a word processor.)

2. Software that provides word processing functions on a computer, typically including typeface selection, line justification and other formatting, pagination, and numerous other features.

   Coordinate term: text editor

Translations

device

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 文字處理機／文字处理机 (wénzì chǔlǐjī)

• Finnish: tekstinkäsittelylaite
• Greek: επεξεργαστής κειμένου (el) m (epexergastís keiménou)
• Icelandic: ritvinnslutæki n
• Italian: word processor (it) m
• Japanese: ワープロ (ja) (wāpuro), ワードプロセッサ (wādopurosessa)
• Russian: те́кстовый проце́ссор m (tékstovyj procéssor)
• Swedish: ordbehandlingsmaskin c

software

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 文字處理軟件／文字处理软件 (wénzì chǔlǐ ruǎnjiàn)

• Dutch: tekstverwerker (nl) m
• Esperanto: tekstprilaborilo
• Finnish: tekstinkäsittelyohjelma (fi)
• German: Textverarbeitungsprogramm (de) n
• Greek: επεξεργαστής κειμένου (el) m (epexergastís keiménou)
• Hebrew: מעבד תמלילים m (meabed tamlilim)
• Icelandic: ritvinnsluforrit n
• Italian: word processor (it) m
• Japanese: ワープロ (ja) (wāpuro), ワードプロセッサ (wādopurosessa), ワープロソフト (wāpurosofuto)
• Polish: edytor tekstu (pl) m, edytor tekstowy m
• Russian: те́кстовый проце́ссор m (tékstovyj procéssor)
• Swahili: kichakata matini
• Swedish: ordbehandlare (sv) c

Italian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English word processor.

Noun

word processor m (invariable)

1. word processor (both senses)

   Synonym: sistema di videoscrittura

Related terms

• word processing