touch-type

[ tuhch-tahyp ]

verb (used without object)

, touch-typed, touch-typ·ing.

1. to type by means of the touch system.

touch-type

verb

1. intr to type without having to look at the keys of the typewriter

Derived Forms

• ˈtouch-ˌtypist, noun

Other Words From

• touch-typist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of touch-type¹

An Americanism dating back to 1940–45

Example Sentences

"It took off like wildfire and before long people were getting so fast at texting on phones, they could pretty much touch-type on a numeric keyboard," he said.

From BBC

I’d learned how to touch-type in middle school, and I was a good typist.

From New York Times

Even if you can touch-type on an ordinary keyboard, it’s tough to find the right position again if you take your hands off it.

From The Verge

Pure alexia, which is Mum’s diagnosis, is much more rare: She can still write and touch-type, but bizarrely, she cannot read.

From Washington Post

That negates the ability to do any fast touch-type thumbing as I always needed to be watching the keyboard.

From Forbes

Related Words

• copy
• transcribe
• write