typebar

American

[tahyp-bahr] / ˈtaɪpˌbɑr /

noun

(on a typewriter or some computer printers) one of a series of thin metal bars containing type and actuated by the keyboard or computer signal.

typebar British

/ ˈtaɪpˌbɑː /

noun

one of the bars in a typewriter that carry the type and are operated by keys

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Etymology

Origin of typebar

First recorded in 1885–90; type + bar ¹

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