Text Editing Task

A Text Editing Task is an text processing task that is an editing task (which accepts text documents).

• Context:
  • It can (often) be supported by a Text Editing System.
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  • It can range from being a Plain Text Editing Task to being a Rich Text Editing Task.
  • It can range from being a Simple Text Editing Task to being an Annotated Text Editing Task.
  • It can range from being a Human-Performed Text Editing Task to being an Automated Text Editing Task.
  • It can range from being a Individual Text Editing Task to being a Collaborative Text Editing Task.
  • It can range from being a Interactive Text Editing Task to being a Batch Text Editing Task.
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  • It can be supported by Specialized Text Editing Tasks, such as: spell checking and syntax highlighting.
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• Example(s):
  • Text Error Correction Tasks, such as: grammar correction and spelling correction.
  • Annotated Text Editing, such as:
    • WikiText Editing Tasks, such as: creating and revising Wikipedia entries.
    • LaTeX Editing Tasks, such as: formatting academic papers in LaTeX for publication.
    • HTML Editing Tasks, such as: making adjustments to website content.
    • Source Code Editing Tasks, such as: writing and debugging programming code in an IDE.
  • Copy Editing Tasks, such as: improving clarity and flow in documents.
  • Content Editing Tasks, such as: modifying the content of blog posts or articles.
  • Rich Text Editing Tasks, such as: formatting text with bold, italics, and headers in word processors.
  • Proofreading Tasks, which involve checking for errors before final publication.
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• Counter-Example(s):
  • Presentation Editing Tasks, which focus on visual elements rather than text.
  • Diagram Editing Tasks, which involve graphical manipulation.
  • Video Editing Tasks, which involve media and timeline edits rather than text.
  • Imaging Editing Tasks, which focus on pictures and graphics.
  • Data Editing Tasks, which are concerned with modifying structured data formats like spreadsheets.
• See: Word Processing, Natural Language Processing, Text Post-Processing, Text Processing, Text Encoding-Decoding, Text Error Correction, Typesetting System.

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References

2020

• (Wikipedia, 2020) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Text_editor Retrieved:2020-2-16.
  • A text editor is a type of computer program that edits plain text. Such programs are sometimes known as "notepad" software, following the naming of Microsoft Notepad. Text editors are provided with operating systems and software development packages, and can be used to change files such as configuration files, documentation files and programming language source code.

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