typewriting
typewritings
Writing by pushing keys on a keyboard is typewriting. If your handwriting is so messy that no one can read it, you might want to try typewriting your essay instead.
Since the invention and popular use of the typewriter in the second part of the 1800s, typewriting (or typing) has been a fast way to write and produce a professional-looking document. Over the years, use of typewriters has declined with the rise of computers, and today most typewriting is done on a nearly silent keyboard rather than a clattering typewriter.
Definitions of typewriting
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writing done with a typewriter
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synonyms:
typing
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types:
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double-spacing
typing that leaves alternate lines blank
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single-spacing
typing that does not leave lines blank
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triple-spacing
typing that leaves two lines blank between lines of typing
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touch system, touch typing
typewriting in which the fingers are trained to hit particular keys; typist can read and type at the same time
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type of:
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writing
letters or symbols that are written or imprinted on a surface to represent the sounds or words of a language
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