retype

verb

re·​type (ˌ)rē-ˈtīp How to pronounce retype (audio)
retyped; retyping

transitive verb

: to type (something) again : to produce (something) again using a keyboard (as on a typewriter or computer)
retype a memo

Examples of retype in a Sentence

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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 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 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 Original documents To omit identifying markings, these documents have been retyped to resemble the originals. Anton Troianovski, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2022 Carol Higgins Clark, who as a young woman retyped manuscripts by her mother, the famed mystery writer Mary Higgins Clark, before going on to become a best-selling suspense novelist herself, died on Monday in Los Angeles. Neil Genzlinger, New York Times, 16 June 2023 Enlarge Parradee Kietsirikul Anyone who has had to go back and retype a word on their smartphone because autocorrect chose the wrong one has had some kind of experience writing with AI. Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 26 May 2023 So, instead of retyping the whole paper, Hetherington simply added the name of his cat, a Siamese called Chester, as a co-author. Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Discover Magazine, 13 Mar. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1893, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of retype was in 1893

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“Retype.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/retype. Accessed 13 Dec. 2024.

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