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Typing Technique
Vocabulary to introduce proper keyboarding technique
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A keyboard machine for writing mechanically in characters resembling print. | Typewriter |
| A set of keys, usually arranged in tiers, for operating a computer, typewriter of typesetting machine. | Keyboard |
| A person who invents, especially one who devises some new process, appliance, machine or article. | Inventor |
| Inventor of the Qwerty keyboard | Christopher Latham Sholes |
| The exclusive right granted by a government to an inventor to manufacture, use, or sell an invention for a certain number of years. | Patent |
| The applied science of equipment design, as for the workplace, intended to maximize productivity by reducing operator fatigue and discomfort. | Ergonomics |
| The manner and ability with which an artist, writer, dancer, athlete and others employs the technical skills of a particular art or field of endeavor. | Technique |
| A list for comparison, verification and other checking purposes. | Checklist |
| The term used to measure typing speed that means "words per minute." | WPM |
| A term used to measure typing speed that means "gross (total) words a minute." | GWAM |