Word

Description

Open

Depending on how it is used, can mean any one of the following: To read the contents of a certain file To start or launch a computer application or software program To maximize or restore a "window" of an already running computer program. Most commonly used however is the read meaning which may appear in a sentence something like this: "Take this file and open it with Microsoft Word. This means that MSWord is the application you should use to read this file or see what is in it or what it looks like. Computer systems are set or have an area where a user can set the default application to "open up" a particular file.