retype
verb
re·type
(ˌ)rē-ˈtīp 
retyped; retyping
: to type (something) again : to produce (something) again using a keyboard (as on a typewriter or computer)
retype a memo
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For example, people usually have to physically retype data from electronic health records (EHR) into a different system for clinical trials, called the electronic data capture.
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Lauren Giella, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Manuscript preparation, once the province of typewriters and retyped drafts, has become seamless.
—John Drake, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
This and other firsthand examples of open trading in government secrets were so persuasive that Mr. Frankel’s memo was retyped and submitted as an affidavit in The Times’s response to the government’s complaint.
—David W. Dunlap, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
Having participants retype the oath (online) or sign it (offline), rather than simply checking a box, bolstered honesty levels (at least for some of the oaths).
—Iese Business School, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
Once, the teleprompter unexpectedly rebooted toward the end of a speech, forcing Biden to ad-lib while his speechwriter at the time, Dylan Loewe, frantically retyped the ending in real time.
—Josh Dawsey, Washington Post, 4 July 2024
My main duties consisted of collecting faxes from the local movie theaters and retyping them for the upcoming issue’s movie listings (talk about obsolete jobs).
—Michelle Lee, refinery29.com, 20 May 2024
Which is why the discovery of Gaia BH3 (which is what the research team is using to avoid having to retype Gaia DR3 4318465066420528000 all the time) is so intriguing.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 16 Apr. 2024
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Lauren Giella, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Manuscript preparation, once the province of typewriters and retyped drafts, has become seamless.
—John Drake, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
This and other firsthand examples of open trading in government secrets were so persuasive that Mr. Frankel’s memo was retyped and submitted as an affidavit in The Times’s response to the government’s complaint.
—David W. Dunlap, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
Having participants retype the oath (online) or sign it (offline), rather than simply checking a box, bolstered honesty levels (at least for some of the oaths).
—Iese Business School, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
Once, the teleprompter unexpectedly rebooted toward the end of a speech, forcing Biden to ad-lib while his speechwriter at the time, Dylan Loewe, frantically retyped the ending in real time.
—Josh Dawsey, Washington Post, 4 July 2024
My main duties consisted of collecting faxes from the local movie theaters and retyping them for the upcoming issue’s movie listings (talk about obsolete jobs).
—Michelle Lee, refinery29.com, 20 May 2024
Which is why the discovery of Gaia BH3 (which is what the research team is using to avoid having to retype Gaia DR3 4318465066420528000 all the time) is so intriguing.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 16 Apr. 2024
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“Retype.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/retype. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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