type-out

or type·out

[ tahyp-out ]

noun

1. the act of typing or printing a text.
2. the matter so typed or printed, especially by a printer linked to a computer; printout.

Word History and Origins

Origin of type-out¹

Noun use of the verb phrase type out

Example Sentences

Organizers have scheduled a “Type-Out” on Nov. 12 for curious fans who want to experiment with vintage typewriters in public.

From Seattle Times

“We will take in fifty children at a time, and do a type-out”—this makes Uncle Robert groan—“and it will take approximately twenty minutes, per fifty kids.”

From Literature

“I have a creative team list, here,” the casting woman says, really shouting, actually, “of the adults in the room today. But when your children go in for the type-out, they will be introduced in person.”

From Literature

I’ll probably get looked up and down and laughed at by “the team” and released right after the type-out, unfit to audition for E.T.

From Literature