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typing

typing

2 1.0
Writing words on a keyboard or typewriter
  • noun
  • /ˈtaɪpɪŋ/
translation icon : escritura
  • To improve your skills, regular typing practice on a computer keyboard is essential.

And she she read off a list and typing was one of them.

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Examples

  • She took a course to enhance her typing speed and accuracy for her job.

  • So for a good typing experience, you need three things.

  • Right now I am typing up my Body Shop blog post.

  • Well, I've never taken pride in my typing speed, OK?

  • Typing is also a breeze using apps like Swype, TouchPal, etc.; there are too many options to mention.

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  • Typing is a thing that's been around for well over 100 years; the first typewriter was invented in the 1860s.

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  • Typing is almost what we're used to on smartphones and tablets; it's not quite there, but it doesn't make you want to rip your hair out.

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  • His typing was so fast that he could complete assignments in half the time.

Synonyms

keyboarding
vstyping
  • US
1 2.7

Typing on a computer to write text quickly

focuses on the action of writing rather than the learned skill
typewriting
vstyping
  • Archaic
1 3.5

To write words using a typewriter

is the general act using computer keyboards or mechanical machines
touch typing
vstyping
1 3.6

A way to use all fingers on a keyboard without looking at it

describes the common act without requiring this specific trained method
key in
vstyping
3.2

An act of typing information into a computer or device

refers to writing text more broadly not only data entry tasks

Compounds

typing pool
  • Archaic
2 4.6

A group of people who make written documents for different people in an office

typing paper
  • Archaic
1 2.3

Thin smooth paper used in a typewriter

blood typing
  • Specialized
1 3.9

A test to find which blood group a person has before receiving blood

tissue typing
  • Specialized
1 4.5

Testing whether a donor's tissue will match the person receiving a transplant

1 3.6

A way to use all fingers on a keyboard without looking at it

How Fast

touch typing
1 3.6
typing
2 1.0

Surface Forms

typing singular
typings plural

Morphology

typing = type (transparent) = type + ing

Standard gerund/nominalization: 'type' + '-ing' yields the act or process of typing.

Etymology

Typing comes from the word type, which once meant a 'stamp' or 'mark' used in printing, and from the machine typewriter that put those types on paper. So typing is the act of making letters with a typewriter or a computer keyboard.