retyping

Inputting text again

Retyping is typing something again, usually to correct errors, update formatting, or transfer text to a different document or system.

Before word processors, retyping an entire page was often necessary to fix a single mistake.

I spent the afternoon retyping the manuscript from scratch.

tedium

monotonous

Unchangingly dull

repetitiveMarked by recurrence
laboriousRequiring considerable effort
boringFailing to engage interest

dull · mind-numbing · drudgery · tiresome · time-consuming · tedious · menial · painstaking · thankless · clerical

action

keyboard

Array of input keys

keyingInputting via buttons
inputData received for processing
transcriptionWritten version of speech

keyboarding · inputting · enter · copying · transcribe · digitize · re-enter

error

typo

Printing mistake

mistakeWrong action or decision
mistypeKeyboard input error
inaccuracyLack of precision

oversight · slip · misspelling · autocorrect · garbled · mangled · corrupted

correction

fix

Repair or solution

amendModify or correct
reviseAlter to improve
editModify written material

rectify · correct · proofread · update · modify · adjust · alter · change · redraft · rewrite

Opposites

text reproduction method

retypingcopying

Reproducing something exactly

pasting · copy-pasting · scanning · duplicating · cloning

editing approach

retypingediting

Refining content for clarity

revising · preserving · tweaking · amending · correcting

Family

type, typing, typist, typewriter, typography, typeset, typesetter, typographic, typesetting

Familiarity: Top 200,000
Profile: Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G