typewrite
Use mechanical keys
To typewrite is to produce text using a typewriter, the now largely obsolete keyboard machine that prints characters by striking inked ribbon against paper.
The word feels dated because the activity it describes has been displaced by computer keyboards: She typewrited her thesis on an old Remington.
The past tense appears as either typewrited or typewrote.
Array of input keys
- keysLock-operating instruments
- clickingMaking short sharp sounds
- tappingRepeated light striking
- staccatoShort, separated note style
carriage · return · typebar · platen · roller · ribbon · strike · bell
Lock-operating instruments
- ribbonSlender ornamental strip
- carriageWheeled passenger vehicle
- platenPrinting press surface
- typebarCharacter-striking arm mechanism
spool · lever · shift · return · roller · tabulator · mechanism · alignment
Exchanged written communication
- manuscriptOriginal text before publication
- carbon-copyIdentical reproduction
- letterheadBranded formal stationery
- onionskinThin translucent stationery
pica · elite · monospaced · steno · newsroom · secretary · telegram · memorandum
Original text before publication
- draftPreliminary version of text
- letterWritten symbol or message
- documentWritten or electronic file
- pageNoble's young assistant
paragraph · margin · indent · format · spacing · correction · whiteout · erasure
Typing without watching keys
- keystrokesButton presses when typing
- speedRate of motion
- accuracyDegree of correctness
- dexteritySkillful hand coordination
proficiency · QWERTY · fingering · dictation · transcription · error-free · fluency · practice
keyboard
Array of input keys
staccato · carriage · return · typebar · platen · roller · ribbon · strike · bell · ding
keys
Lock-operating instruments
typebar · spool · lever · shift · return · roller · tabulator · mechanism · alignment · inking
correspondence
Exchanged written communication
- manuscriptOriginal text before publication
- carbon-copyIdentical reproduction
- letterheadBranded formal stationery
onionskin · pica · elite · monospaced · steno · newsroom · secretary · telegram · memorandum · office
manuscript
Original text before publication
page · paragraph · margin · indent · format · spacing · correction · whiteout · erasure · revision
touch-typing
Typing without watching keys
- keystrokesButton presses when typing
- speedRate of motion
- accuracyDegree of correctness
dexterity · proficiency · QWERTY · fingering · dictation · transcription · error-free · fluency · practice · ergonomics
typewritehandwrite
Form letters manually
pen · calligraph · scrawl · inscribe · manuscript
- electric typewriterCorded machine for typing documents
- typewriter ribbonInked strip for typing
- manual typewriterNon-electric typing machine
- portable typewriterSmall mobile typing machine
- typewriter keysLevers producing inked letters
- antique typewritersOld manual text-printing devices