typebar

[ tahyp-bahr ]

noun

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

typebar

/ ˈtaɪpˌbɑː /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of typebar¹

First recorded in 1885–90; type + bar ¹