The first known [[electronics|electronic]] [[word processor]] program was [[Electric Pencil]], released in 1976, as a tool for programmers to write documentation and manuals for their code. Electric pencil featured basic formatting and navigation, and supported external devices such as cassette recorders and printers. Electric Pencil II was released shortly after, targeting the [[CP/M]] operating system. Several other word processing programs were released shortly after, including [[EasyWriter]] and [[WordStar]].<ref name="origins-2006">{{cite journal |last1=Bergin |first1=Thomas J. |title=The Origins of Word Processing Software for Personal Computers: 1976-1985 |journal=IEEE Annals of the History of Computing |date=October 2006 |volume=28 |issue=4 |pages=32–47 |doi=10.1109/MAHC.2006.76 |s2cid=18895790 |url=https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/4042484 |access-date=29 June 2022 |issn=1934-1547}}</ref>
[[File:WordStar.png|thumb|A screenshot of WordStar 3.0 in use]]
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A word processing function is an essential part of an [[office suite]], for example Writer in [[LibreOffice]] and Word in [[Microsoft Office]]. With the emergenceascent of the internet, [[cloud-based]] word processor programs emerged, such as [[Google Docs]], enabling people to more easily work remotely and collaboratively. Later on other online word processors such as [[Microsoft Office|Microsoft Office on the web]] and [[Collabora Online]] became available.
