Microsoft’s word processing software, available for the Windows and Macintosh platforms. In addition to extensive editing, formatting, and customization features, Word provides such tools as automatic text completion and correction. The most recent version, Word 2002 (part of Office XP) adds Web functionality—for example, the ability to save documents in HTML format. The first version, Microsoft Word for MS-DOS 1.00, was introduced in 1983.
Word processing program for the IBM PC and Apple Macintosh produced by Microsoft. Word began 1983 as an MS-DOS program, but was much less successful than its rival, WordPerfect and development ceased 1993. However, with the arrival of Windows 3.0, Word for Windows established itself as the leading Windows word processor 1991. + prikaži više