typebar

[ tahyp-bahr ]
/ ˈtaɪpˌbɑr /

noun

(on a typewriter or some computer printers) one of a series of thin metal bars containing type and actuated by the keyboard or computer signal.

Origin of typebar

First recorded in 1885–90; type + bar1

Words nearby typebar

type-cast, type-high, type-out, type-site, type-word, typebar, typecase, typecast, typeface, typeholder, typescript

British Dictionary definitions for typebar

typebar
/ (ˈtaɪpˌbɑː) /

noun

one of the bars in a typewriter that carry the type and are operated by keys