microtypewriter

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noun

A very small typewriter used for typing on labels, file cards, etc.

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Meanings

nounmicrotypewriter (plural microtypewriters)

plural microtypewriters

  1. A very small typewriter used for typing on labels, file cards, etc.

    Most people prefer to use self-adhesive labels with a microtypewriter. If enough information cannot be put on one label another can be used on a different surface of the slide mount.

    1981, Helen P. Harrison, Picture Librarianship, page 79

Origin

From micro- + typewriter.

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APA

microtypewriter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microtypewriter

MLA

“microtypewriter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microtypewriter. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “microtypewriter,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microtypewriter.

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