typebar

type·bar

[tahyp-bahr]
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:
1885–90; type + bar1

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typebar (ˈtaɪpˌbɑː) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
one of the bars in a typewriter that carry the type and are operated by keys

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