touch-type
Americanverb (used without object)
verb
Other Word Forms
- touch-typist noun
Etymology
Origin of touch-type
An Americanism dating back to 1940–45
Vocabulary lists containing touch-type
Computer Science and Technology - Introductory
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Computer Science and Technology - Middle School
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Computer Science and Technology - High School
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Example Sentences
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"It took off like wildfire and before long people were getting so fast at texting on phones, they could pretty much touch-type on a numeric keyboard," he said.
From BBC • Dec. 2, 2022
I’d learned how to touch-type in middle school, and I was a good typist.
From New York Times • Apr. 7, 2021
When it was taken, I didn't even know how to touch-type.
From Slate • Jan. 15, 2014
And kids are picking up computer skills along the way: watching the fifth-graders touch-type would make an executive secretary weep.
From Time Magazine Archive
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