Introduction

A word processor is a computer application used for the production (including composition, editing, formatting and possibly printing) of any sort of printable material.

Word processing is the creation of documents using a word processor. It can also refer to advanced shorthand techniques, sometimes used in specialized contexts with a specially modified typewriter. The term was coined at IBM's Böblingen, West Germany (at that time) Laboratory in the 1960s.

References

1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Document_preparation_system