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Meaning of typebar | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

In some typewriters, an arm actuated by pressing the keys that carried the type to strike the ribbon to form a letter.

Examples

“The speedy, well-engineered Underwood was eventually so successful that within a couple of decades, the vast majority of typewriters followed its model: They were single-shift, frontstroke, typebar typewriters with four-bank QWERTY keyboards, inked by a ribbon.”

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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