"type-in" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: type-ins [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} type-in (plural type-ins)
  1. (computing, dated) A program listing, printed in a magazine, etc., to be inputted and run by the reader. Tags: dated Categories (topical): Computing

Inflected forms

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