editor Last modified: Friday, May 15, 1998
Sometimes called text editor, a program that enables you to create and edit text files. There are many different types of editors, but they all fall into two general categories: line editors: A primitive form of editor that requires you to specify a specific line of text before you can make changes to it. screen -oriented editors: Also called full-screen editors, these editors enable you to modify any text that appears on the display screen by moving the cursor to the desired location. The distinction between editors and word processors is not clear-cut, but in general, word processors provide many more formatting features. Nowadays, the term editor usually refers to source code editors that include many special features for writing and editing source code.
Data Interchange Standards Association  Home page of the Data Interchange Standards Association, an organization focused on development and implementation of standards related to electronic commerce and electronic data interchange (EDI). This page provides links to national and international standards development, news, and an EDI reference desk. VEDIT home page This home page provides product information for VEDIT, a universal file editor. TextEditors.com TextEditors.com has information on enhanced editors, including where to download them and which one is best, along with interesting articles and helpful information on many aspects of text editors.

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