A program whose main function is to produce actual documents in the normal sense. Most word processors incorporate small versions of other program types, in that you can do some basic drawing, make a simple table of figures with totals etc. or make a list of records.

For calculations of any complexity, it’s much easier to use a proper spreadsheet program, such as 1 2 3 or Excel.

Word, Word Perfect and Lotus WordPro are well known word processors. Free word processors are available for download. They vary in complexity and quality.