Word

1. In general, a word is a single element of speech that is typically separated by spaces and helps form a sentence. For example, this sentence contains seven words. The English language contains several hundred thousand different words and Computer Hope lists over 11,000 computer related words in its computer dictionary.

• Tip on deleting one word at a time.
• What's an easy way to get the word count or other stats of a file?

2. In computing, a word is a single unit of measurement that is assumed to be a 16-bits in length value. However, can be any set value, common values included: 16, 18, 24, 32, 36, 40, 48, and 64.

3. When referring to a word processor, Winword, Word or MS Word is short for Microsoft Word and also sometimes used as an abbreviation for Microsoft WordPad. It is more appropriate to refer to each of these programs using their full names. However, most people automatically assume that "Word" is Microsoft Word.

Microsoft Word is a word processor that allows you to create professional looking document, report, letter, and résumé. Unlike a plaintext editor, Microsoft Word has features such as a spell checker, grammar check, fonts, HTML support, image support, advanced page layout features, and more. Below is an example of what Microsoft Word may look like, in this example we are showing Microsoft Word 2010.

Where do you find or start Microsoft Word?

If Microsoft Word is installed and you are running Microsoft Windows, you can find Microsoft Word in the Start Menu. Keep in mind that new computers do not include Microsoft Word, and it must be purchased and installed before it can run on your computer. If you do not have the money for a word processor, there are also free word processing programs that can be used in place of Word.