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==See also==
==See also==
*[http://www.microsoft.com/globaldev/handson/user/IME_Paper.mspx an article about IME]
*[[Keyboard layout]]
*[[Keyboard layout]]
*[[Japanese language and computers]]
*[[Japanese language and computers]]

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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, 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.

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