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Definition of Editor

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Definition: An Editor is an program much like a Word Processor that you use to edit the Source Code of any program you write.

Most IDEs come with a built in editor and some will automatically highlight compile errors in the editor to simplify fixing them.

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Also Known As: Text Editor
Examples:
Some programmers are happy to use Notepad as their preferred editor.
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