text editor vs editor

text editor and editor both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
text editor	Yes	No	No	No
editor	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, editor is a hypernym of text editor; that is, editor is a word with a broader meaning than text editor:

text editor: (computer science) an application that can be used to create and view and edit text files
editor: (computer science) a program designed to perform such editorial functions as rearrangement or modification or deletion of data

Other hypernyms of text editor include editor program.

As nouns, editor is a hypernym of text editor; that is, editor is a word with a broader meaning than text editor:

text editor: an editor who prepares text for publication
editor: a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine)

Other hypernyms of text editor include editor in chief.

text editor (noun)	editor (noun)
(computer science) an application that can be used to create and view and edit text files	(computer science) a program designed to perform such editorial functions as rearrangement or modification or deletion of data
an editor who prepares text for publication	a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine)