Typing

/ˈtaɪpɪŋ/ verb

Definition

writing using a keyboard

Etymology

From type, from Greek typos, impression

Kelly Says

Typing taps out thoughts at the speed of fingers!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ተየዝ
ARالعربية
الكتابة
BNবাংলা
টাইপিং
CACatalà
mecanografia
CSČeština
psaní na stroji
DADansk
maskinskrivning
DEDeutsch
Tippen
ELΕλληνικά
πληκτρολόγηση
ESEspañol
mecanografía
FAفارسی
تایپ کردن
FISuomi
kirjoittaminen
FRFrançais
dactylographie
GUGU
ટાઈપિંગ
HAHA
rubuta
HEעברית
הקלדה
HIहिन्दी
टाइपिंग
HUMagyar
gépelés
IDBahasa Indonesia
pengetikan
IGIG
edeefe
ITItaliano
dattilografia
JA日本語
タイピング
KKKK
енгізу
KMKM
វាយបញ្ចូល
KO한국어
타이핑
MRMR
टाइपिंग
MSBahasa Melayu
menaip
MYမြန်မာ
အနည်းအဆ
NLNederlands
typen
NONorsk
maskinskriving
PAPA
ਟਾਈਪਿੰਗ
PLPolski
pisanie na maszynie
PTPortuguês
digitação
RORomână
dactilografiere
RUРусский
печать
SVSvenska
skrivning
SWKiswahili
kuandika
TAதமிழ்
தட்டச்சு
TEతెలుగు
టైపింగ్
THไทย
พิมพ์
TLTL
pag-type
TRTürkçe
yazı yazma
UKУкраїнська
друкування
URاردو
ٹائپنگ
VITiếng Việt
gõ phím
YOYO
kikọ
ZH中文
打字
ZUZU
ukubhala

Ethical Language Guidance

Gender History

Typing was feminized after typewriter invention (1870s-1880s). Women were recruited as cheaper 'typists,' deskilling the role and creating gendered occupational segregation that persists in office labor.

Inclusive Usage

Use 'typing' neutrally for the action, but recognize this gendered occupational history. Avoid assuming typists are female.

Empowerment Note

Early typists, though underpaid, gained financial independence and workplace access. Women's clerical labor built modern business infrastructure; their skills and contributions are often invisible.

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