touch-typed

Typed without looking

Touch-typed is the past tense of touch-type, meaning to type without looking at the keyboard.

The skill relies on muscle memory—fingers know key positions through practice rather than sight.

She touch-typed the entire report while watching the screen.

The method contrasts with hunt-and-peck typing, where eyes search for each key.

technique

keyboard

Array of input keys

  • fingersAppendages of the hand
  • home rowKeyboard's central letter strip
  • QWERTYDominant keyboard configuration

muscle memory · WPM · accuracy · keystrokes · alphanumeric · fingering · tactile · practice · drills · positioning

professional

transcription

Written version of speech

clerical · office work · stenography · court reporter · productivity · workplace · employment · resume · qualification · efficiency

learning

exercises

Activities for fitness

proficiency · beginner · intermediate · advanced · curriculum · training · instruction · school · secretarial · skill acquisition

historical

mechanical

Operated by machinery

carbon copy · business school · mid-century · office equipment · manual · electric · ribbon · keys · platen · vintage

Opposites
typing method

touch-typedhunt-and-peck

Visual, slow keyboard technique

pecked · handwritten · dictated

Family

touch, type, typed, touches, touched, touching, touchy, touchable, untouchable

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G