Word Type

Noun

Verb

The word "typing" can be used as noun and verb.

Word Relationships

Causes

arm hurting book carpal tunnel syndrome carpel tunnel syndrome carpel tunnell syndrome clicking noises communicating communication creating document displaying characters on computer screen errors expressing information formation of words getting sore fingers getting sore wrists having used typewriter indeterminate lesions letter pain printed manuscript printed paper printed word repetitive stress injuries sore fingers sore wrists souce input stiff fingers story tendonitis text tired fingers typed document words appear words appear on screen writing story written document written text

Derived Terms

mis-typing spacer oligonucleotide typing subtyping typing paper typing pool

Inflected/Variant Forms

type

Prerequisites

digital dexterity fingers hands keyboard language skills nimble fingers practice practise pressing keys speed

Subevents

drink soda get typo hand cramps look at computer monitor look at keyboard look at piece of paper make mistake make typographic error make typos may break fingernail misspell word mistype press buttons on keyboard press keys push on keys put in sheet of paper read read screen run out of paper sitting spell words out silently think think of what to type next wrist pain

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

writing

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

DNA typingtissue typing audio typing blood typing dependent typing duck typing dynamic typing gradual typing latent typing manifest typing static typing strong typing substructural typing touch typing touch-typing two-fingered typing uniqueness typing weak typing

Type Of (IsA)

activity form of communication intelligent agent activity skill subject term for using keyboard use of devices writing

Related Terms

typification

Related Terms

keyboard type

Used For

chatting with friends online communicating in chat room communication entering data entering information fun getting words on paper making resume making writing and commanding pcs people who have sloppy handwriting practicing typing skills saving time versus handwriting sending text message sharing thoughts using computer writing writing computer program writing email writing legibly writing letter writing novel

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.