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
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Then there are 1997 Kobe Bryant Metal Universe Precious Metal Gems Green cards, which just by typing that highfalutin name can give even the most savvy collector goose bumps.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026
So he began typing up a summary of the top headlines and stuffing copies in people’s mailboxes.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026
The new software is a modest typing upgrade.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026
“There was a point where you could be kind of sloppy with your typing and it would generally get it,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026
Natalie kept typing away on her own phone, as if nothing else mattered.
From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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