TYPEWRITING

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Writing done with a typewriter

Synonyms:

typewriting; typing

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("typewriting" is a kind of...):

writing (letters or symbols that are written or imprinted on a surface to represent the sounds or words of a language)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "typewriting"):

double-spacing (typing that leaves alternate lines blank)

single-spacing (typing that does not leave lines blank)

triple-spacing (typing that leaves two lines blank between lines of typing)

touch system; touch typing (typewriting in which the fingers are trained to hit particular keys; typist can read and type at the same time)

Derivation:

typewrite (write by means of a keyboard with types)