Definition of "typewriting" [type•writ•ing]

• The act, process, or skill of using a typewriter. (noun)
• Copy produced on a typewriter; typescript. (noun)

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• "And the speed with which that typewriting is acquired is a tremendous incentive to tackle more difficult tasks set them as time goes on."
• "So in the summer of 1905 I attended school at Cheyney, Pa., taking a special course in English, typewriting and shorthand."
• "Now, I have not been saved from the strange young woman who has begun to flatter with her words; I don't in the least understand my way, since I have no notion what I shall do with her; and in taking her in and letting her loll upon my sofa of evenings, so as to show off her red slippers to my guests, I have thrown prudence to the winds; and my only witty invention was the idea of teaching her typewriting, which is futile."