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[[Image:Os9-japanesesupport.png|thumb|right|340px|An IME for inputting Japanese characters in [[Mac OS 9]] ]]

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 originated from the [[Microsoft Windows]] operating system. Other operating systems may have a different name for same idea: for example,