From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Type \Type\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Typed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Typing.]
1. To represent by a type, model, or symbol beforehand; to
prefigure. [R.] --White (Johnson).
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2. To furnish an expression or copy of; to represent; to
typify. [R.]
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Let us type them now in our own lives. --Tennyson.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) :
typing
n 1: writing done with a typewriter [syn: typing,
typewriting]