ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Typebar

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Typebar is a noun meaning In some typewriters, an arm actuated by pressing the keys that carried the type to strike the ribbon to form a letter.

Meaning

In some typewriters, an arm actuated by pressing the keys that carried the type to strike the ribbon to form a letter.

Example Sentences

The speedy, well-engineered Underwood was eventually so successful that within a couple of decades, the vast majority of typewriters followed its model: They were single-shift, frontstroke, typebar typewriters with four-bank QWERTY keyboards, inked by a ribbon.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include tabulator, typehead, ribbon, typing, teletypewriter, teletypewriting.

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