electronic text

Other forms: electronic texts

Definitions of electronic text

1. noun

   text that is in a form that computer can store or display on a computer screen
   types:

   machine-displayable text

   electronic text that is stored and used in the form of a digital image

   machine-readable text

   electronic text that is stored as strings of characters and that can be displayed in a variety of formats

   hypertext

   machine-readable text that is not sequential but is organized so that related items of information are connected

   type of:

   text, textual matter

   the words of something written