noun
(computer science) a program designed to perform such editorial functions as rearrangement or modification or deletion of data
• Syn: ↑editor
• Topics: ↑computer science, ↑computing
• Hypernyms: ↑application, ↑application program, ↑applications programme
• Hyponyms: ↑linkage editor, ↑text editor
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a piece of software that allows the user to choose parts of a file and change them, get rid of them, or add things to them
Useful english dictionary. 2012.