1. : one of the bars on a typewriter that bears type for printing
2. : slug III 2c
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/tuyp"bahr'/, n.
(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.
[1885-90; TYPE + BAR1]
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typeˈbar noun
1. A line of type cast in one piece
2. In a typewriter, each of the levers on the ends of which are the types
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Main Entry: ↑type
Useful english dictionary. 2012.