American Standard Code for Information Interchange. A standard convention used to encode text, numbers, and common punctuation in numeric format so they can be stored in a computer's memory. Nearly all computers and programs can work with some form of ASCII. Text editors are designed especially to work with ASCII-based documents.

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A classification of word processing software that concentrates on incorporation of graphics, powerful formatting, and development of complex styles including newsletters, signs, and pamphlets.

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A classification of word processing software characterized by its low cost, ready availability, tendency to work only in ASCII format, and inability to do high - powered formatting.

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What You See Is What You Get. A capability often found on higher-level word processing programs. The screen mimics the output of the printer, so the typist can see pretty much what the final output of the document will be.

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A type of software that specializes in handling text. Word processing programs typically contain commands for handling and formatting text documents.

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A behavior of word processing programs which automatically moves words too large to fit the current line onto a new line. Eliminates the need to press 'return' at the end of each line.

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