noun
1. an editor who prepares text for publication
• Syn: ↑copy editor, ↑copyreader
• Derivationally related forms: ↑copyread (for: ↑copyreader)
• Hypernyms: ↑editor, ↑editor in chief
2. (computer science) an application that can be used to create and view and edit text files
• Topics: ↑computer science, ↑computing
• Hypernyms: ↑editor program, ↑editor
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a system or program that allows you to make changes to text
Useful english dictionary. 2012.