typing

British  

/ ˈtaɪpɪŋ /

noun

1. the work or activity of using a typewriter or word processor

2. the skill of using a typewriter quickly and accurately

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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

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

When you tapped on a character while typing quickly, the key “paddle” would sometimes expand, but no character would appear in the text box, an Apple spokeswoman said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

I typically ran into the bug when typing at my fastest, or after a long string of mistyped letters.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

By the end of each day there was so much typing to be done that I found I couldn’t do it all myself.

From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall

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