word processing
wɜːrd ˈprɑːsesɪŋ
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Definition of word processing - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

technologyTECH.creation and editing of text documents using softwareTECH.
  • Word processing has revolutionized office work.
  • She spent hours on word processing for her thesis.
  • Word processing tools have advanced significantly.
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Expressions with word processing

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word processing systemn.
software for writing, editing, and formatting text
She uses a word processing system for her reports.

Expressions with word

get wordv.
receive information or news
I got word that the meeting is canceled..
magic wordn.
word like please or thank you for politeness
Remember to say the magic word when asking.
good wordn.
praise or positive comment about someone or something
She always has a good word to say about her colleagues..
household wordn.
person or thing that is very well known
She became a household word after the movie's release.
break one's wordv.
fail to keep a promise or commitment
He broke his word and didn't show up.
keep one's wordv.
do what you promised or said you would do
He always keeps his word.

Expressions with processing

payroll processingn.
administrative work of calculating employee pay and arranging wage payments
Outsourcing payroll processing saved the company time and reduced errors.
processing plantn.
facility where food is prepared and packaged
The meat processing plant ensures the meat is safe for consumption.
processing timen.
time required to complete a process
The processing time for the application is three weeks..
processing periodn.
time needed for a task, request, or material to be processed
The visa processing period may take up to three months.
in the processing stageadj.
currently being processed or developed
The project is still in the processing stage.
priority processingn.
customer service handling urgent requests first
The company offers priority processing for premium members.
automated processingn.
use of machines or software to complete tasks without direct human control
The company introduced automated processing to speed up order approvals.
rapid processingn.
very fast handling of tasks information or requests
The new software enables rapid processing of online orders and payments.
order processingn.
work of receiving customer orders and arranging their preparation and delivery
The company improved its order processing to ship purchases faster.
further processingn.
additional steps to analyze data
The data requires further processing before analysis.

Terms related to word processing

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cut and pasten.
word processing
method to move text in a document
paragraph breakn.
word processing
typographic element marking the end of a paragraph
wraparoundn.
technology
word processing feature moving text to the next line
word processorn.
office machine
device designed for word processing tasks
OpenOfficen.
software
free office software suite for word processing and more
overtypev.
word processing
type over existing text in a document
stop wordn.
computing
word often ignored in text processing or search for efficiency
Word for Windowsn.
technology
word processing software for Windows computers

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  1. French:traitement de texte, ...
  2. German:Textverarbeitung, ...
  3. Italian:videoscrittura, ...
  4. Spanish:procesamiento de textos, ...
  5. Portuguese:processamento de texto, ...
  6. Chinese:文字处理, ...
  7. Japanese:ワードプロセッシング, ...
  8. Arabic:مُعَالَجَة النُصُوص, ...
  9. Hebrew:עִבּוּד תַּמְלִילִים, ...
  10. Russian:обработка текста, ...
  11. Ukrainian:обробка текстів, ...
  12. Hindi:शब्द संसाधन, ...
word-processing
ˈwɜrdˌprɑsɛsɪŋ

Definition of word-processing - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

technologyTECH.related to creating and editing text documentsTECH.
  • She used a word-processing software to write her report.
  • The new word-processing tool has many features.
  • He took a course on word-processing skills.
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Origin of word-processing

English, word + process (to handle)

Terms related to word-processing

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processprocessingworddigitaldocumenteditingformattingprintingsoftwaretexttyping

View all translations of word-processing

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  1. French:de traitement de texte, ...
  2. German:Dokumentbearbeitung, ...
  3. Italian:di elaborazione testi, ...
  4. Spanish:de procesamiento de textos, ...
  5. Portuguese:processamento de texto, ...
  6. Chinese:文字处理, ...
  7. Japanese:ワードプロセッシング, ...
  8. Arabic:مُعالَجَة النُصُوص, ...
  9. Hebrew:מְעַבֵּד תְּמָלִילִים, ...
  10. Russian:обработка текста, ...
  11. Ukrainian:обробка тексту, ...
  12. Hindi:शब्द-संसाधन, ...
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