typewriter
noun
type·writ·er
ˈtīp-ˌrī-tər 
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While the act feels a little incoherent and borders on insanity at times — complete with pill bottles and a typewriter strewn across the stage — those are the same characteristics that defined Thompson and his writing.
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Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 May 2025
Imagine walking into an office 50 years ago: a sea of desks, typewriters clicking and filing cabinets overflowing with papers.
—Carlos Lau, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
In those days, computers took up entire rooms, and users accessed them through teletype terminals—electric typewriters hooked up to either a serial cable or a modem and a phone line.
—ArsTechnica, 14 Apr. 2025
In the back there’s a museum-style exhibition of La Opinión’s history, showcasing typewriters, cellphones and other hardware of the trade, plus awards.
—David Segal, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
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Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 May 2025
Imagine walking into an office 50 years ago: a sea of desks, typewriters clicking and filing cabinets overflowing with papers.
—Carlos Lau, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
In those days, computers took up entire rooms, and users accessed them through teletype terminals—electric typewriters hooked up to either a serial cable or a modem and a phone line.
—ArsTechnica, 14 Apr. 2025
In the back there’s a museum-style exhibition of La Opinión’s history, showcasing typewriters, cellphones and other hardware of the trade, plus awards.
—David Segal, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
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“Typewriter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/typewriter. Accessed 2 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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