"typebar" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: typebars [plural]
Etymology: type + bar Etymology templates: {{compound|en|type|bar}} type + bar Head templates: {{en-noun}} typebar (plural typebars)
  1. In some typewriters, an arm actuated by pressing the keys that carried the type to strike the ribbon to form a letter. Categories (topical): Typing keyboards
    Sense id: en-typebar-en-noun-4qAHiyzR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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