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text′ ed`itor
n.
a computer program for writing and modifying documents or program code on-screen, usu. having little or no formatting ability.
[1970–75]
text′-ed`it•ing, adj.
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| Noun | 1. |  text editor - an editor who prepares text for publicationeditor, editor in chief - a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine) |
| 2. | text editor - (computer science) an application that can be used to create and view and edit text files computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures editor program, editor - (computer science) a program designed to perform such editorial functions as rearrangement or modification or deletion of data |
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