touch system


noun

a system of typing in which each finger is assigned to one or more keys, thereby enabling a person to type without looking at the keyboard.
Compare hunt and peck.

Origin of touch system

First recorded in 1915–20

Example sentences from the Web for touch system

  • She studied the touch-system with the keyboard covered, and her blunders were disheartening.

    The Cup of Fury |Rupert Hughes

British Dictionary definitions for touch system

touch system

noun

a typing system in which the fingers are trained to find the correct keys, permitting the typist to read and type copy without looking at the keyboard