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*[http://www.microsoft.com/globaldev/handson/user/IME_Paper.mspx an article about IME] |
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*[[Japanese language and computers]] |
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Revision as of 05:03, 30 September 2005
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, Chinese, Tibetan and Korean characters), using a standard Western keyboard. It is also often called input method environment.
The term IME is generally used in a Microsoft Windows context. Other operating system may have a different name for same idea: for example, Input Method for Mac OS, FEP for MS-DOS, or XIM for X Window System.