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A word processor is a program used to create and print (chiefly textual) documents that historically might have otherwise been prepared on a typewriter. The key advantage of word processor is its ability to make changes easily, such as correcting spelling, changing margins, or adding, deleting, and relocating entire blocks of text. Once created, the document can be printed quickly and accurately and saved for later modifications. Most modern word processors offer a much greater range of facilities than the first such programs.[1] A very basic program for simply editing text files is known as a text editor.[2]

History

The first word processor for the Macintosh platform in 1984 was MacWrite, soon followed by Microsoft Word.[1][3] Apple presently markets Pages as a word processor and desktop publishing application.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Word processor at the Free On-Line Dictionary Of Computing. 1995-04-14.
  2. ↑ Text editor at the Free On-Line Dictionary Of Computing. 1996-11-15.
  3. ↑ MacWrite, The Mac 512 User Group. Archived 2000-09-03.

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