Word

Updated: 09/12/2023 by Computer Hope

Word may refer to any of the following:

1. With a word processor, Word is short for Microsoft Word.

2. In general, a word is a single element of verbal communication with a unique meaning or use. For example, this sentence contains seven words. The English language contains several hundred thousand words, and Computer Hope lists over 15,000 computer-related words in its computer dictionary.

What is the average word length?

The average word length in the English language is approximately five characters. For example, this value is used when measuring the WPM (words per minute) to determine someone's typing speed.

What are word classes?

Word classes or parts of speech are categories of English words that help you construct good sentences. These categories are nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, determiners, pronouns, prepositions, conjunctions, and interjections.

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

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