typewriter
noun
type·writ·er
ˈtīp-ˌrī-tər 
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Issue 10, the one with the pen nubs, was a lot like the typewriter approach.
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june 9, Literary Hub, 9 June 2025
The two-piece typewriter keycaps now have a lower profile which gives the Qwerkywriter a sleek and businesslike look.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
With the retrieval of Leopold’s typewriter from a harbor in Jackson Park, the chain of evidence that connected the two young men to the crime was complete.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2025
With this one invention, millions of secretaries would soon be relieved of the drudgery of constant retyping, and the business office would have a boon in productivity almost as profound as the one the typewriter itself had ushered in long before.
—Pat Butler, Sportico.com, 16 May 2025
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Kei Lim
june 9, Literary Hub, 9 June 2025
The two-piece typewriter keycaps now have a lower profile which gives the Qwerkywriter a sleek and businesslike look.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
With the retrieval of Leopold’s typewriter from a harbor in Jackson Park, the chain of evidence that connected the two young men to the crime was complete.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2025
With this one invention, millions of secretaries would soon be relieved of the drudgery of constant retyping, and the business office would have a boon in productivity almost as profound as the one the typewriter itself had ushered in long before.
—Pat Butler, Sportico.com, 16 May 2025
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“Typewriter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/typewriter. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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typewriter
noun
type·writ·er
ˈtī-ˌprīt-ər
: a machine that prints letters or figures when a person pushes its keys down
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