What does retyped mean?
Retyped means that something has been typed again, most often because a passage, message, or document needed to be entered again or transferred to a computer with different formatting. In everyday editorial and office use, the word often implies correction: a passage may be retyped after errors are found, or a document may be retyped when its layout must be changed. The related adjective use describes the result, as in “the retyped version.” Retyped is formed straightforwardly from the prefix re-, meaning “again,” and the verb type. Although it can refer to typing with a keyboard, it can also mean entering or reproducing text using any suitable method. The word is practical and formal enough for workplace communication while remaining fully understandable in general English.
To type something again, especially to enter it into a computer for a second time.
"They retyped the address before sending the form."
The word is normally transitive, with the text or document receiving the action as its object.
Typed again, especially entered into a computer again.
"Compare the original letter with the retyped copy."
This use is less frequent than the verbal use and commonly occurs with words such as text, document, manuscript, and version.
Retyped rescues a draft from a formatting disaster without requiring the writer to start over.
Reviewed by Deb Chak, Editor. AI-assisted content curated by RJS Tech Solutions LLP.
Where does retyped come from?
Retyped combines the Latin-derived prefix re-, meaning “again,” with type. Type comes through French from Latin typus, itself borrowed from Greek typos, meaning “model,” “pattern,” or “impression.” The verb type originally referred to printing with individual pieces of type; its sense of writing with a keyboard developed later. Retyped is a modern English formation produced by adding the prefix re- to that established verb.
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How retyped is actually used
Retyped is usually transitive and takes a direct object. It is most common in editorial, office, and publishing contexts and carries no strong connotation beyond repetition or correction.