textprocessing
nounUK /ˈtekst prəˈsesɪŋ/
US /ˈtekst prəˈsesɪŋ/
Text processing is when a computer reads and changes words to do something useful with them.
The program uses text processing to find all the names in the story.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The act of cleaning up and organizing written information so it is easier to read or search.
Text processing removed the extra spaces and fixed the spelling mistakes.
3. A step in computing where a machine searches, sorts, or counts words in a document.
Text processing counted how many times the word 'cat' appeared.
4. Changing text from one form to another, such as turning a letter into a code.
Text processing turned the message into a secret code.