typing
Britishnoun
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the work or activity of using a typewriter or word processor
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the skill of using a typewriter quickly and accurately
Explanation
Typing is the act of writing using a keyboard. If you're sick of writing out your English papers by hand, you might want to take a typing class. Back in the 1880s, typing meant writing with a typewriter. Today, typing is more likely to refer to entering text on a computer or smartphone. When you're typing, you can use the "hunt and peck" method, in which you push keys one at a time while looking at the keyboard. A typing teacher can help you master touch typing, in which you memorize where each key is, use every finger, and don't need to look at the keyboard.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Typing and mousing for long periods is stressful for the finger and wrist muscles as well as the forearms.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2025
Typing on the keyboard, on the other hand has a soothing quality because it is very rhythmic.
From Scientific American • Oct. 6, 2023
"Typing this message doesn't quite seem real and I'm sorry for the bad news," he wrote.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2023
Typing "Abbott Elementary" and Ava quotes into any search engine yields a trove of one-liners and comebacks no other current TV show can match.
From Salon • Feb. 14, 2023
Typing stopping, and this time the door opened even more quickly.
From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt
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