by William McLaughlin on June 23rd, 2006

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Why is Times New Roman the de facto font for word processors?

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  • by Merry Walker on June 25th, 2006

    Merry Walker

    Times New Roman is the DEFAULT font for word processors because it's been around a long time and is a highly readable and useable typeface that is not "owned" by anyone.

    "De facto" means something else.

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