text editor

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Noun	1.	text editor - an editor who prepares text for publication copy editor, copyreader editor, editor in chief - a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine)
	2.	text editor - (computer science) an application that can be used to create and view and edit text files computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures editor program, editor - (computer science) a program designed to perform such editorial functions as rearrangement or modification or deletion of data