noun
visual editor
A computing term for an editor that provides a graphical interface, often contrasted with line editors. The abbreviation 'vi' is a specific Unix visual editor, but the Japanese term can refer to visual editors in general.
この視覚的エディタは、初心者でも簡単に使えます。
This visual editor is easy to use even for beginners.
Unixのviは視覚的エディタの一種です。
Unix's vi is a type of visual editor.
A line editor, which operates on one line at a time, in contrast to a visual editor that shows a full screen.
Compound of 視覚的 (visual) + エディタ (editor), a direct translation of the English computing term 'visual editor'.