IME is an abbreviation of Input Method Editor. This is a technical term from Windows but these days, this is used on other platforms as well. IME is a helper application of a user's text input. It handles native key events before or after focused application (depending on the platform) and creates a composition string (a.k.a. preedit string), suggests a list of what the user attempts to input, com
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