touch-typing

noun

A technique of using the keyboard of a computer or typewriter in which the typist operates the keys without needing to look at the keyboard, knowing by heart the keys being allocated to each finger and the space bar to the thumb.

Opposite
hunt and peckhunt-and-peck methodsystemtechniquetwo-fingered typing
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Meanings

nountouch-typing (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA technique of using the keyboard of a computer or typewriter in which the typist operates the keys without needing to look at the keyboard, knowing by heart the keys being allocated to each finger and the space bar to the thumb.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
hunt and peckhunt-and-peck methodsystemtechniquetwo-fingered typing
Also see
touch typewriting

Translations

Polish pisanie bezwzrokowe
  • pisanie bezwzrokoweTranslations
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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