typingmachine
nounUK /ˈtaɪpɪŋ məˌʃiːn/
US /ˈtaɪpɪŋ məˌʃin/
A machine with keys that puts letters on paper when you press them.
Grandpa showed me how he used a typing machine to write letters before computers existed.
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2. A device or machine used for typing text, especially an early or mechanical one.
The old office still had a typing machine on the desk.
3. Any mechanical or electronic device designed mainly for producing typed documents.
She practiced on a typing machine to improve her speed.
4. A machine that prints characters by striking keys onto paper.
The museum displayed a typing machine from the 1920s.