word processing system
- noun
- /wɜrd ˈprɒsɛsɪŋ ˈsɪstəm/
- Specialized
:
sistema de procesamiento de texto
- Many businesses rely on word processing systems to create professional documents quickly and easily.
Examples
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Students learn how to use word processing systems for writing essays and formatting their reports.
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Most use sophisticated computer and word processing systems to keep track of cases, keep documents moving, and impose restrictions on the range of cases they handle.
Academic text (1998) -
This process sounds complicated, but teachers often find that they can get used to word-processing systems and use them quite effectively for test construction as well as for many other purposes.
Academic text (1993) -
The word processing system includes features such as spell check and text formatting to enhance productivity.
Synonyms
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3.0
A program on a computer for writing, editing and printing text documents
How Feature-Rich
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3.7
- Specialized
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3.0
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2.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
word + processing + system
The meaning 'a computer application for writing/editing text' is directly and compositionally derivable from 'word' (text unit) + 'processing' (operations on data) + 'system' (a set of tools), i.e. a system that processes words. This noun–noun compound is a straightforward technical extension common across languages, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words should be able to infer the meaning.
Etymology
Word processing system comes from the image of a workshop that works on words: the part word is the text you write and processing is like putting that text through a machine to change, move, or style it. That's why the name now means a computer tool to 'edit', 'format', and 'print' documents.