typewriting
noun
type·writ·ing
ˈtīp-ˌrī-tiŋ 
1
: the act or study of or skill in using a typewriter
2
: writing produced with a typewriter
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Contests in commercial work will be conducted at the high school April 12, in beginning typewriting, advance typewriting and shorthand for schools in this district.
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Kay Johnson, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
Saturated with devices, children today might grow up to see navigation from memory or a paper map as anachronistic as rote memorization or typewriting.
—M.r. O'Connor |, Twin Cities, 7 June 2019
That's clearly not going to happen, though, because Jughead's not leaving Betty or his typewriting spot at Pop's.
—Christopher Rosa, Glamour, 16 May 2018
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Kay Johnson, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
Saturated with devices, children today might grow up to see navigation from memory or a paper map as anachronistic as rote memorization or typewriting.
—M.r. O'Connor |, Twin Cities, 7 June 2019
That's clearly not going to happen, though, because Jughead's not leaving Betty or his typewriting spot at Pop's.
—Christopher Rosa, Glamour, 16 May 2018
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“Typewriting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/typewriting. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
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typewriting
noun
type·writ·ing
ˈtī-ˌprīt-iŋ
1
: the use of a typewriter
2
: printing done with a typewriter
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