typewriter

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Editorial note

This is a simulation of a POS typewriter - just because things are mechanical doesnt mean they suck.

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Quick take

(archaic) One who uses a typewriter; a typist.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of typewriter gathered in one view.

noun

(archaic) One who uses a typewriter; a typist.

noun

(US, dated, slang) A machine gun or submachine gun (from the noise it makes when firing).

noun

A device, at least partially mechanical, used to print text by pressing keys that cause type to be impressed through an inked ribbon onto paper.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for typewriter.

noun

(archaic) One who uses a typewriter; a typist.

noun

(US, dated, slang) A machine gun or submachine gun (from the noise it makes when firing).

noun

A device, at least partially mechanical, used to print text by pressing keys that cause type to be impressed through an inked ribbon onto paper.

noun

A prank in which fingers are jabbed roughly onto someone's chest followed by striking them over the ear in imitation of using an old-fashioned typewriter.

Example sentences

This is a simulation of a POS typewriter - just because things are mechanical doesnt mean they suck.

A typewriter is an optional tool for producing a written work.

A keyboard is just as optional as a typewriter.

Corporations used to hire typists that could use a typewriter to type up copies of letters and memos.

What you're describing isn't a typewriter, it's a daisywheel printer with a computer keyboard bolted on front.

Learning how a PC works and how a Word Processor works requires a higher level skill than a typewriter.

The bugs were largely undetectable without x-raying every single part in the typewriter, which is how they were eventually found.

My dad's old typewriter also didn't have a number 1 key, so you had to use lower-case L (ie, l).

Currently my typewriter is my means of writing.

This simulation also does not register keys if you type too fast; no decent typewriter required you to type this slowly.

You don't have to use a computer, either (you can also, say, use a typewriter).

PDF from the NSA, several solid parts in the typewriter were replaced by solid-looking parts with embedded circuits and altered magnetic characteristics.

Quote examples

I'm pretty sure the old typewriter I played with as a child didn't have a "shift" key for that but a toggle switch of some sort.

I recall a children's book in the "boy detective" genre, in which the villain was stealing the used typewriter ribbons from the dumpster of some businesses and reading the information on them.

Now, if you use a word processor, but you don't figure out how to use any of those handy features, than it's just an electronic typewriter to you and you'll say things like "tools don't matter!