word processor

1. 1.

   an application that provides the user with tools needed to write and edit and format text and to send it to a printer

   Synonymsword processing system

   Broaderapplication

Questions about word processor

What does word processor mean?

word processor means "an application that provides the user with tools needed to write and edit and format text and to send it to a printer".

What is another word for word processor?

Close synonyms include word processing system. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is word processor a common word?

word processor is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.