A
word processor is a piece of
software used to write, format, edit and print documents. Word processing is one of the earliest applications for office productivity and the
personal computer. Although early word processors used tag-based markup for document formatting, most modern word processors take advantage of a
graphical user interface to provide
WYSIWYG editing.
The word processor has become a central component of the office applications suite and are increasingly only available in this form, rather than as a standalone program.
Word processing programs
Historically important programs
- IBM DisplayWrite?
- Xerox Document Editor
- MultiMate
- WordStar
- XyWrite
- EasyWriter
Programs still manufactured and in use
- AbiWord
- KWord?
- Microsoft Word
- WordPerfect