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 ...

It’s hard to believe, but one of the most important changes in the way people write in the last 50 years has been largely overlooked by historians of literature. The word processor—that is, any ...

A word processor is a program designed for creating and editing business and personal documents that are primarily text-based. Most modern word processors enable you to customize fonts and formatting ...

ITworld.com – In one form or another, I do words for a living. I spend part of my time writing words (as I am doing right now). I also spend part of my time writing complex sets of words (known as ...

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 ...

The word processor is a staple of the computer world. In response to writers needing to get work done, the late 1970s and early 1980s saw hundreds of word processors vying for market space. Microsoft ...

I believe that many people who compose written documents using a word processor or page layout app like Microsoft Word, Apple Pages, Adobe InDesign or Quark Xpress do themselves a disservice. Word ...

It took less than 5 minutes of using Word for iPad to have an overwhelming first impression: I hope Word on every platform becomes what Word on the iPad is. Sleek, uncluttered, well organized, and ...

Dedicated word processors are not something we see much of anymore. They were in a weird space: computerized, but not really what you could call a computer, even in those days. More like a fancy ...