Typing
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Typing is the process of inputting text into a device, such as a typewriter, computer, or a calculator, by pressing keys on a keyboard. It can be distinguished from other means of input, such as the use of pointing devices like the computer mouse, and text input via speech recognition.
As of 2004, typing is by far the dominant method of inputting text into computers, speech recognition being a distant second.
User interface features such as spell checker, autocomplete and autoreplace serve to facilitate and speed up typing and to prevent or correct errors the typist may make.
Technique
The basic technique is based on some basic principles.
- Using home row technique
- Keep wrists up and not resting on desk or keyboard to prevent carpal tunnel syndrome
- Feet should be flat and in front of you on desk
- Back should be straight and supported by back of chair
- Arms should be comfortably hanging by your sides, slanted slightly upward to the keyboard
- Eyes should remain on source copy at all times
See also
- Touch typing
- Hunt and peck typing
- Words per minute
- Key depressions per hour
