touch-type
Keyboard without looking
Touch-type means to type without looking at the keyboard, using muscle memory to locate keys by feel.
The fingers rest on the home row and reach for other keys from fixed positions.
Someone who touch-types can watch the screen or document while typing: She learned to touch-type in high school and now does 80 words per minute.
Typing speed abbreviation
- fastSpeedy, or skip eating
- paceSpeed of movement
- fluencySmooth linguistic command
- efficiencyProductive without waste
quickness · productivity · rapid · swift · brisk · nimble · throughput
Lock-operating instruments
- spacebarKey creating gaps
- shiftMovement or work period
- backspaceKeyboard's leftward eraser
- enterPass into a space
tab · alphanumeric · layout · membrane · keycaps
Repeated work toward mastery
- proficiencySkilled performance level
- trainingDeveloping abilities through practice
- beginnerOne who lacks experience
- intermediateBetween two levels
advanced · certification · skill-building · drills · lesson · progress · mastery
Body position, alignment
- RSIChronic motion damage
- comfortEase or soothing relief
- stretchingExtending muscles or material
- fatigueWeariness from prolonged exertion
Accuracy of measurement
- error-freeLacking any mistakes
- correctnessState of being accurate
- typoPrinting mistake
- backspacingErasing characters leftward
WPM
Typing speed abbreviation
efficiency · quickness · productivity · rapid · swift · brisk · nimble · throughput
keys
Lock-operating instruments
practice
Repeated work toward mastery
- proficiencySkilled performance level
- trainingDeveloping abilities through practice
- beginnerOne who lacks experience
intermediate · advanced · certification · skill-building · drills · lesson · progress · mastery
posture
Body position, alignment
- RSIChronic motion damage
- comfortEase or soothing relief
- stretchingExtending muscles or material
precision
Accuracy of measurement
- error-freeLacking any mistakes
- correctnessState of being accurate
- typoPrinting mistake
backspacing · proofreading · consistency · reliability · autocorrect
fingering
Note-playing hand technique
touch-typehunt-and-peck
Visual, slow keyboard technique
hunt and peck · pecking · handwriting · dictation · voice typing
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