typing
Syllables: typ·ing/ˈtaɪpɪŋ/
typing noun: assignment or classification by type. Also the present participle and gerund of type.
Noun
typing (countable and uncountable, plural typings)
- Assignment or classification by type.
- Near-synonyms: classifying, categorizing; classification, categorization; sorting
- Synonyms:
- classifying, categorizing, classification, categorization, sorting
- The assignment of data types for variables.
- The act of one who types on a keyboard.
- "My memory of him in the office at Peterborough was the ferocious nature of his typing, on a manual machine of course. This was long before the days of desktop publishing, and you could hear him down the corridor absolutely hammering the keyboard."2023 January 25, Howard Johnston, “Peter Kelly: August 2 1944-December 28 2022”, in RAIL, number 975, page 47
Also used as
typing is also the present participle and gerund of type.
typing meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
typing in Hindi
- टाइपिंग, टंकण, टाइप करना
typing in Tamil
- தட்டச்சு செய்தல், தட்டச்சு செய்வது
typing in Marathi
- टंकण, टायपिंग, टंकलेखन करणे
typing in Urdu
- ٹائپنگ
More languagesFewer languages
- typing in Bengali
- টাইপিং, টাইপ করা হচ্ছে, টাইপিং করা হচ্ছে
- typing in Telugu
- టైపింగ్, టైప్ చేయడం, టైప్ చెయ్యడం
- typing in Malayalam
- ടൈപ്പിംഗ്, ടൈപ്പുചെയ്യൽ, ടൈപ്പ് ചെയ്യുന്നു
- typing in Kannada
- ಬೆರಳಚ್ಚು ಮಾಡುವುದು
- typing in Punjabi
- ਟਾਈਪ ਕਰਨਾ, ਟਾਈਪਿੰਗ
- typing in Gujarati
- ટાઇપિંગ
- typing in Odia
- ଟାଇପିଙ୍ଗ, ଟାଇପିଙ୍ଗ୍, ଟାଇପିଂ
- typing in Assamese
- টাইপ কৰা taip kora, লিখা likha
- typing in Nepali
- टाइपिङ, टाइप गर्दै, टाइपिङ गर्दै
Synonyms of typing
Forms of typing
| plural | typings |
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Origin of typing
By surface analysis, type + -ing.
Words formed from typing
Phrases with typing
- typing up
- DNA typing
- typing out
- duck typing
- weak typing
- audio typing
- blood typing
- touch typing
- typing pools
- static typing
- strong typing
- tissue typing
4 more phrasesFewer phrases
Words that rhyme with typing
Questions about typing
- What does typing mean?
- Typing means assignment or classification by type.
- What is typing in Hindi?
- Typing in Hindi is टाइपिंग, टंकण, टाइप करना. See Typing meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is typing?
- Typing is a noun.
- How do you pronounce typing?
- Typing is pronounced /ˈtaɪpɪŋ/.
- What is the plural of typing?
- The plural of typing is typings.
Words near typing in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: typing (page history and authors); typing (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); typing (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); typing (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); typing (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); typing (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); typing (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); typing (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); typing (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); typing (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); typing (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); typing (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); typing (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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