Phrase guide

word processor

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

  • Received-Pronunciation: /wɜːd ˈpɹəʊˌsɛsə(ɹ)/
  • General-American: /wɝd ˈpɹɑˌsɛsɚ/
  • General-American: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A device similar to a simple computer, designed for word processing.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Software that provides word processing functions on a computer, typically including typeface selection, line justification and other formatting, pagination, and numerous other features.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: WP

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: word processing system

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: application, application program, applications programme

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

30 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chichewa: cholembera — device
  • Chinese Mandarin: 文字處理機 /文字处理机 (wénzì chǔlǐjī) — device
  • Finnish: tekstinkäsittelylaite — device
  • Greek: επεξεργαστής κειμένου (epexergastís keiménou) — device
  • Icelandic: ritvinnslutæki — device
  • Italian: word processor — device
  • Japanese: ワープロ (wāpuro) — device
  • Japanese: ワードプロセッサ (wādopurosessa) — device
  • Russian: те́кстовый проце́ссор (tékstovyj procéssor) — device
  • Swedish: ordbehandlingsmaskin — device
  • Chinese Mandarin: 文字處理器 /文字处理器 (wénzì chǔlǐqì) — software
  • Chinese Mandarin: 文字處理軟件 /文字处理软件 (wénzì chǔlǐ ruǎnjiàn) — software
  • Chinese Mandarin: 文字處理軟體 /文字处理软体 (wénzì chǔlǐ ruǎntǐ) — software
  • Dutch: tekstverwerker — software
  • Esperanto: tekstprilaborilo — software
  • Finnish: tekstinkäsittelyohjelma — software
  • German: Textverarbeitungsprogramm — software
  • Greek: επεξεργαστής κειμένου (epexergastís keiménou) — software
  • Hebrew: מעבד תמלילים (meabed tamlilim) — software
  • Icelandic: ritvinnsluforrit — software
  • Italian: word processor — software
  • Japanese: ワープロ (wāpuro) — software
  • Japanese: ワードプロセッサ (wādopurosessa) — software
  • Japanese: ワープロソフト (wāpurosofuto) — software
  • Polish: edytor tekstu — software
  • Polish: edytor tekstowy — software
  • Russian: те́кстовый проце́ссор (tékstovyj procéssor) — software
  • Spanish: procesador textual — software
  • Swahili: kichakata matini — software
  • Swedish: ordbehandlare — software