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| Cursor | A blinking line showing where the next character will be keyed. |
| Text | The words |
| Characters | The letters, numbers, symbols, punctuation marks that appear in a word processing document. |
| Hard copy | The printed copy |
| Soft copy | Display of a document on a computer monitor or screen |
| Editing | Changing or making corrections in a document |
| Formatting | The way the text appears |
| Word Processing | Software designed to input,, format, edit and print text. |
| Hardware | The physical components of the computer system. |
| Software | The applications or programs |
| File | A word processing document |
| Folder | A place to store a file. Also known as a directory or subdirectory. |
| Load or Launch | To enter a program or file into a computer's memory (RAM). |
| Retrieve | To load a file that has been previously saved onto a disk. |
| Save | To store a file on diskette or hard drive for future use. |
| Print | To make a hard copy of a document. |
| Delete | A key which removes text directly beneath or to the right of the cursor. |
| Backspace | A key which removes text directly to the left of the cursor position. |
