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ATOK
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<p>ATOK is a <a href="/facts/Japanese_language/EEv485a5">Japanese</a> <a href="/facts/Input_method_editor/HoB832tg">input method editor</a> (IME) produced by <a href="/facts/JustSystems/GqrDXtd8">JustSystems</a>, a Japanese software company. </p><p>ATOK is an IME with roots from KTIS (<a href="/facts/Kana/kQCM4maE">Kana</a>-<a href="/facts/Kanji/E1IN7hVL">Kanji</a> Transfer Input System) come with <a href="/facts/Ichitaro_(word_processor)/5ALjsd3o">JS-WORD</a>, the Japanese word processor software for <a href="/facts/NEC_PC-100/wHgpn8yF">PC-100</a> in 1983, but it now supports a variety of platforms including <a href="/facts/MacOS/Y93vVpTm">macOS</a>, <a href="/facts/Microsoft_Windows/bwhAhuSL">Windows</a>, <a href="/facts/Android_(operating_system)/nNyHb0xz">Android</a>, and <a href="/facts/IOS/mK5cggH5">iOS</a>. </p><p>Once ATOK meant <i>Automatic Transfer Of Kana-kanji</i>. Now, it means <i>Advanced Technology Of Kana-kanji Transfer</i>. It is occasionally taken to stand for <i><a href="/facts/Awa_Province_(Tokushima)/9PKDW4vT">Awa</a>-<a href="/facts/Tokushima_Prefecture/TxBaSxcP">TOKushima</a></i>, site of the headquarters of JustSystems, or <i>Alphabet TO Kanji.</i> </p>