typewriting
Mechanical text production
Typewriting is the act or process of producing text using a typewriter—a mechanical or electric device with keys that strike inked ribbon against paper.
The term also covers the skill itself: She learned typewriting in secretarial school.
Typewriting has largely been displaced by typing on computers, though the words remain interchangeable for keyboard use.
Array of input keys
- QWERTYDominant keyboard configuration
- carriageWheeled passenger vehicle
- ribbonSlender ornamental strip
- platenPrinting press surface
typebar · roller · keys · spacebar · shift · backspace · tab · return
Typing without watching keys
- speedRate of motion
- accuracyDegree of correctness
- proficiencySkilled performance level
- dexteritySkillful hand coordination
technique · practice · training · ergonomics · posture · fluency · typing · drills
Making sharp percussive sounds
- clickingMaking short sharp sounds
- tappingRepeated light striking
- staccatoShort, separated note style
- rhythmPatterned stress and silence
keys · bell · ding · chatter · percussion · clatter · keystroke
Written symbol or message
- manuscriptOriginal text before publication
- correspondenceExchanged written communication
- memoBrief internal message
- draftPreliminary version of text
transcript · report · copy · form · carbon-copy · onionskin · letterhead · stationery
Old valued collectible
- retroEvoking recent past
- nostalgiaLonging for the past
- collectibleObject worth amassing
- classicOf lasting excellence
old-fashioned · heirloom · analog · mechanical · Hemingway · newsroom · secretarial · mid-century
keyboard
Array of input keys
- QWERTYDominant keyboard configuration
- carriageWheeled passenger vehicle
- ribbonSlender ornamental strip
platen · typebar · roller · keys · spacebar · shift · backspace · tab · return · ink
touch-typing
Typing without watching keys
- speedRate of motion
- accuracyDegree of correctness
- proficiencySkilled performance level
dexterity · technique · practice · training · ergonomics · posture · fluency · typing · drills · hunt-and-peck
clacking
Making sharp percussive sounds
rhythm · keys · bell · ding · chatter · percussion · clatter · keystroke
letter
Written symbol or message
- manuscriptOriginal text before publication
- correspondenceExchanged written communication
- memoBrief internal message
draft · transcript · report · copy · form · carbon-copy · onionskin · letterhead · stationery · envelope
antique
Old valued collectible
- retroEvoking recent past
- nostalgiaLonging for the past
- collectibleObject worth amassing
classic · old-fashioned · heirloom · analog · mechanical · Hemingway · newsroom · secretarial · mid-century · industrial
- writing traditionscalligraphy, poetry, prose, haiku, sonnet
- writingdrafting, authors, author, books, authoring
- Victorian eraparlour, Victorian etiquette, etiquette, parlor games, courtship
- traditional craftspottery, hand sewing, wood carving, weaving, blacksmithing
typewritinghandwriting
Manual letter formation
longhand · penmanship · cursive · calligraphy · script
type, writing, write, handwriting, rewrite, typist, typewriter, typography, typeset