typing

type  (tp) n. 1. A number of people or things having in common traits or characteristics that distinguish them as a group or class. 2. The general character or structure held in common by a number of people or things considered as a group or class. 3. A person or thing having the features of a group or class. 4. An example or a model having the ideal features of a group or class; an embodiment: "He was the perfect type of a military dandy" (Joyce Cary). 5. A person regarded as exemplifying a particular profession, rank, or social group: a group of executive types; a restaurant frequented by tourist types. 6. A figure, representation, or symbol of something to come, such as an event in the Old Testament that foreshadows another in the New Testament. 7. a. A taxonomic group, especially a genus or species, chosen as the representative example in characterizing the larger taxonomic group to which it belongs. b. See holotype. 8. Printing a. A small block of metal or wood bearing a raised letter or character on the upper end that leaves a printed impression when inked and pressed on paper. b. Such pieces considered as a group. c. Printed or typewritten characters; print. d. A size or style of printed or typewritten characters; a typeface: a sans-serif type. 9. A pattern, a design, or an image impressed or stamped onto the face of a coin. v. typed, typ·ing, types v.tr. 1. To write (something) with a typewriter; typewrite. 2. To determine the antigenic characteristics of (a blood or tissue sample). 3. To typecast. 4. To represent or typify. 5. To prefigure. v.intr. To write with a typewriter; typewrite. [Middle English, symbol, from Late Latin typus, type, from Latin, image, from Greek tupos, impression.]

type A. face B. beard C. shoulder D. body E. set width F. nick G. foot H. groove I. point size

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typing [ˈtaɪpɪŋ]

n

1. the work or activity of using a typewriter or word processor

2. the skill of using a typewriter quickly and accurately

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

typing - writing done with a typewriter       typewriting writing - letters or symbols that are written or imprinted on a surface to represent the sounds or words of a language; "he turned the paper over so the writing wouldn't show"; "the doctor's writing was illegible" 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

Translations

typing [ˈtaɪpɪŋ]

A. N → mecanografía f

B. CPD typing agency N → agencia f mecanográfica
typing error N → error m mecanográfico
typing paper N → papel m para máquina de escribir
typing pool N → servicio m de mecanografía
typing speed N → palabras fpl por minuto(mecanografiadas)

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typing [ˈtaɪpɪŋ] n (= technique) → dactylo(graphie) f; [document] → saisie f
Her typing is very fast
BUT Elle tape très vite.
to do some typing → taper quelque chose, faire de la saisie
typing error n → faute f de frappe
typing paper n → papier m machine
typing pool n → pool m de dactylos
typing speed n
his typing speed is 60 → il tape 60 mots à la minute

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typing

n → Tippen nt (inf); (with typewriter) → Maschinenschreiben nt; the noise of her typing drove me mad → ihr Tippen machte mich wahnsinnig; his typing isn’t very good → er kann nicht besonders gut tippen

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typing:

typing error

n → Tippfehler m

typing pool

n → Schreibzentrale f

typing speed

n → Schreibgeschwindigkeit f

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typing [ˈtaɪpɪŋ]

1. n (skill) → dattilografia
have you finished that typing? → hai finito quelle cose che dovevi battere a macchina?

2. adj (lesson) → di dattilografia; (paper) → per macchina da scrivere

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typing, typist type