14. A data processing apparatus, comprising: at least one processor; at least one memory coupled to the processor; data input and data output components coupled to the processor, wherein the data output component includes a visual display device; and wherein the data input component includes at least an area for receiving hand written character input; wherein the data processing apparatus is configured to: receive first character data representing a first handwritten character input to the data input component; determine a likely first displayable character associated with the first character data; store the likely first character data in the memory; receive second character data representing a second handwritten character input to the data input component; determine a likely second displayable character associated with the second character data; store the likely second character data in the memory; receive third character data representing a third handwritten character input to the data input component; determine a likely third displayable character associated with the third character data; store the likely third character data in the memory; determine a final value for at least the likely first character based on the likely first, likely second and likely third character data stored in the memory, wherein determining the final value is performed without the user inputting a space gesture or selecting a button to accept the likely first character, and wherein determining the final value is performed by comparing the likely first, second and third characters to a linguistic database; and, remove the likely first data character from the memory after determining the final value for at least the first character.
14. A data processing apparatus, comprising: at least one processor; at least one memory coupled to the processor; data input and data output components coupled to the processor, wherein the data output component includes a visual display device; and wherein the data input component includes at least an area for receiving hand written character input; wherein the data processing apparatus is configured to: receive first character data representing a first handwritten character input to the data input component; determine a likely first displayable character associated with the first character data; store the likely first character data in the memory; receive second character data representing a second handwritten character input to the data input component; determine a likely second displayable character associated with the second character data; store the likely second character data in the memory; receive third character data representing a third handwritten character input to the data input component; determine a likely third displayable character associated with the third character data; store the likely third character data in the memory; determine a final value for at least the likely first character based on the likely first, likely second and likely third character data stored in the memory, wherein determining the final value is performed without the user inputting a space gesture or selecting a button to accept the likely first character, and wherein determining the final value is performed by comparing the likely first, second and third characters to a linguistic database; and, remove the likely first data character from the memory after determining the final value for at least the first character. 15. The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the input and output components are a touch-sensitive display, wherein the first character data is received on a select area of the touch-sensitive display, and wherein the second and third character data are sequentially received on the same area of the touch-sensitive display.