word processing

noun [U] (abbreviation WP) IT

Definition

› the process of creating and organizing electronic text using a computer: Children learn basic word processing skills in class. word processing package/program/software

(Definition of word processing noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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