⌨️ Writing on keyboard 🕵️ Keystroke pattern

typing

5.9

The way a person presses keys on a keyboard to show who they are

noun
/ˈtaɪpɪŋ/

Specialized

: patrón de escritura

Companies can enhance their security by analyzing employees' typing patterns during logins.

Examples

By studying her typing habits, the software was able to detect unauthorized access attempts.
It doesn't bode well for typing accuracy if that's the polling rate.
The system recognized his unique typing patterns to authenticate his identity.

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

touch typing

1 3.6

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

Surface Forms

typing singular

typings plural

Morphology

typing = type (semi-transparent) = type + ing

Morphologically derived from 'type' but the sense is a specialized biometric meaning (keystroke patterns) not directly inferable from the general action.

Etymology

Typing can also mean the unique 'beat' and timing of a person's keystrokes, like a personal 'fingerprint' made by the way they press keys. That's why companies study typing patterns to help identify or check users.