typewriting

[tahyp-rahy-ting]

noun

1. the act or skill of using a typewriter.

2. printed work done on a typewriter.

typewriting

/ ˈtaɪpˌraɪtɪŋ /

noun

1. the act or skill of using a typewriter

2. copy produced by a typewriter; typescript

Word History and Origins

Origin of typewriting¹

First recorded in 1865–70; typewrit(er) + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

She saved only one, with typewriting on the envelope.

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The 35-year-old has invited Hanks to visit his shop, Typewronger Books, while the National Museum of Scotland's typewriting exhibition is on show.

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“Thank you … for keeping the sound and fury of typewriting available to all.”

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That’s where she began to teach the arts of business, as well as shorthand and typewriting.

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Saturated with devices, children today might grow up to see navigation from memory or a paper map as anachronistic as rote memorization or typewriting.

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