A computer that is specialized for word processing functions. Years ago, Wang Labs made its mark with dedicated word processing machines; however, after personal computers began to infiltrate ...

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The literary history of the early years of word processing—the late 1960s through the mid-’80s—forms the subject of Matthew G. Kirschenbaum’s new book, Track Changes. The year 1984 was a key moment ...

(1) A software application that is used to create and edit text documents. See word processing. (2) A machine dedicated to word processing functions. See word processing machine. THIS DEFINITION IS ...