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typed

typed is the simple past and past participle of type.

Adjective

typed (not comparable)

  1. Typewritten.
    • a typed document
  2. (expression, or value) Having a specific data type.
    • A typed variable can only store one kind of data.
  3. In which variables are typed.
    • Scheme is a typed language.

Meaning of type

Verb

type (third-person singular simple present types, present participle typing, simple past and past participle typed)

  1. To put text on paper using a typewriter.
  2. To enter text or commands into a computer using a keyboard.
  3. To determine the blood type of.
    • The doctor ordered the lab to type the patient for a blood transfusion.
  4. To represent by a type, model, or symbol beforehand; to prefigure.
  5. To furnish an expression or copy of; to represent; to typify.
    • Let us type them now in our own lives.1847, Alfred Tennyson, “(please specify the page number, or |part=Prologue, I to VII, or conclusion)”, in The Princess: A Medley, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC
  6. To categorize into types.
    • It was a full load, a disparate group that he had already typed and cross-matched with their potential for future crime.1998, Dana Stabenow, Fire and Ice, page 1

See all 22 meanings of type

Antonyms of typed

Words formed from typed

Phrases with typed

Questions about typed

What does typed mean?
Typed means typewritten.
What is typed the simple past and past participle of?
Typed is the simple past and past participle of type.
What part of speech is typed?
Typed is an adjective.

Words near typed in the dictionary

  1. typechecks
  2. typeclass
  3. typeclasses
  4. typecutter
  5. typecutters
  6. typed
  7. typed out
  8. typed up
  9. typedef
  10. typedefs
  11. typee

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