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An '''input method editor (IME)''' is a program or [[operating system]] component that allows computer users to enter complex characters and symbols (such as [[Japanese language|Japanese]], [[Chinese language|Chinese]], [[Tibetan language|Tibetan]] and [[Korean language|Korean]] characters), using a standard Western keyboard. It is also often called '''input method environment'''.
The term IME
*for [[Mac OS]], it is called an ''input method'';
*for [[MS-DOS]], it is called an ''input method'' (Chinese) or an ''[[FEP]]'' (Japanese);
*for the [[X Window System]], it is generally called an ''input method'' (and the specific built-in implementation of X11’s input method support is called ''XIM'', short for ''X input method'').
==Relationship between the input method and input method editor==
While the term ''input method editor'' was originally used only by Microsoft Windows, its use has now gained acceptance in other operating systems, especially when it is important to distinguish between the input method itself, the editing functionality of the providing the input method, and the general support of input methods in an operating system. This term has, for example, gained general acceptance on the [[Linux|GNU/Linux]] operating system; it is also used on the Mac OS.
*The term ''input method'' generally refers to a particular way to use the keyboard to input a particular language, for example the [[Cangjie method]]. the [[pinyin method]], or the use of [[dead key]]s.
*On the other hand, the term ''input method editor'' generally refers to the actual program that allows an input method to be used (for example MS New Pinyin, [[PRIME]], or [[SCIM]]), or the actual editing area that allows the user to do the input.
==See also==
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