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Meaning of "microwriter" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MICROWRITER

microwriter  [ˈmaɪkrəʊˌraɪtə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MICROWRITER

noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Microwriter is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MICROWRITER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

microwriter

Microwriter

The Microwriter is a hand-held portable word-processor with a chording keyboard. It was sold in the early 1980s by Microwriter Ltd, of London, UK. Microwriter was invented by UK-based, US-born film director Cy Endfield and his partner Chris Rainey.

Definition of microwriter in the English dictionary

The definition of microwriter in the dictionary is a small device with six keys for creating text that can be printed or displayed on a visual display unit.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MICROWRITER


baryta
bəˈraɪtə
braillewriter
ˈbreɪlˌraɪtə
copyrighter
ˈkɒpɪˌraɪtə
copywriter
ˈkɒpɪˌraɪtə
cowriter
ˈkəʊˌraɪtə
letter-writer
ˈlɛtəˌraɪtə
reiter
ˈraɪtə
righter
ˈraɪtə
Ruyter
ˈraɪtə
screenwriter
ˈskriːnˌraɪtə
scriptwriter
ˈskrɪptˌraɪtə
skywriter
ˈskaɪˌraɪtə
songwriter
ˈsɒŋˌraɪtə
speechwriter
ˈspiːtʃraɪtə
subwriter
ˈsʌbˌraɪtə
teletypewriter
ˌtɛlɪˈtaɪpˌraɪtə
telewriter
ˈtɛlɪˌraɪtə
typewriter
ˈtaɪpˌraɪtə
underwriter
ˈʌndəˌraɪtə
writer
ˈraɪtə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MICROWRITER

microtubular
microtubule
microtunnelling
microvascular
microvillar
microvilli
microvillous
microvillus
microvolt
microwatt
microwavable
microwave
microwave background
microwave detector
microwave oven
microwave spectroscope
microwave spectroscopy
microwaveable
microwire
micrurgy

WORDS THAT END LIKE MICROWRITER

CD writer
crime writer
DVD writer
electric typewriter
electronic typewriter
feature writer
ghost writer
hack writer
horror writer
insurance underwriter
liter
lyric writer
manual typewriter
prose writer
serial writer
short story writer
sign writer
singer-songwriter
sports writer
sportswriter
story writer

Synonyms and antonyms of microwriter in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «microwriter» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MICROWRITER

Find out the translation of microwriter to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of microwriter from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «microwriter» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

microwriter
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

MicroWriter
570 millions of speakers

English

microwriter
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

microwriter
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

microwriter
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

microwriter
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

microwriter
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

microwriter
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

MicroWriter
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Microwriter
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Micro
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

microwriter
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

microwriter
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Microwriter
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

microwriter
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

microwriter
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मायक्रो्रोटर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

microwriter
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

microwriter
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

microwriter
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

microwriter
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

microwriter
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

microwriter
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

microwriter
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

microwriter
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

microwriter
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of microwriter

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MICROWRITER»

The term «microwriter» is barely ever used and occupies the 194.747 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MICROWRITER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «microwriter» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «microwriter» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about microwriter

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MICROWRITER»

Discover the use of microwriter in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to microwriter and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
New Scientist
IF YOCI DONT TYPE THIS WORD PROCESSOR IS MADE FOR YOU EXISTING USERS: Phone 01-685 0300 for details of the MICROWRITER USER CLUB CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS Fine Organics Effluent Control Manager Cleveland ...
2
InfoWorld
By Deborah Wise, IW Staff A hand-held word processor that uses six keys for data entry has been launched in Great Britain as a tool for people who are not trained touch typists. The Microwriter from Microwriter Ltd. of London uses a concept ...
3
InfoWorld
IN ONE HOUR, THE MICROWRITER CAN PUT ADVANCED WORD PROCESSING POWER IN THE PALM OF YOUR HAND. Problem: your mind is faster than your hand. Especially when your thoughts are coming fast and brilliant .
4
New Scientist
an immunologi who* given up writing / / Denise Hartley, Xoma (UK) Ltd. now uses a Microwriter. "I have the Microwriter on my bench as I conduct tests or experiments. I just enter the results as I go along and then have them transferred into ...
5
PC Mag
A businessperson on a commuter train could hold a Microwriter balanced easily on his or her lap or briefcase, and finish a moming's worth of memos despite a ride bumpy enough to make normal typing impossible. (I verified this claim on the  ...
6
InfoWorld
IN ONE HOUR, THE MICROWRITER CAN PUT ADVANCED WORD PROCESSING POWER IN THE PALM OF YOUR HAND. Problem: your mind is faster than your hand. Especially when your thoughts are coming fast and brilliant .
7
InfoWorld
Ammicro met that need by combining the Microwriter parallel interface and the traditional Olivetti craftsmanship that was available in their Praxis machine. With the Microwriter you can have the best of both worlds a letter quality printer, and a  ...
8
InfoWorld
Introducing The Microwriter. $499. For a detailed brochure and a free copy of The Microwriter New User's Guide, please call toll-free or return the coupon. To order (credit cards only), call toll-free. 1-800-654-4001. In NYC 212-319-8602.
9
InfoWorld
Ammicro met that need by combining the Microwriter parallel interface and the traditional Olivetti craftsmanship that was available in their Praxis machine. With the Microwriter you can have the best of both worlds a letter quality printer, and a  ...
10
InfoWorld
Ammicro met that need by combining the Microwriter parallel interface and the traditional Olivetti craftsmanship that was available in their Praxis machine. With the Microwriter you can have the best of both worlds a letter quality printer, and a  ...

7 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MICROWRITER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term microwriter is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Would YOU touch-type on this chunk-tastic keyboard?
The build quality was excellent and it did seem very promising, but then so was the Microwriter. However, it does seem to solve a very real ... «The Register, Mar 15»
2
12 moments in the keyboard's history
... celluon folding keyboard gadget rewind happy hacking keyboard ibm model m mad catz maltron microwriter seiko tactus think outside. «Engadget, Oct 14»
3
11 'born-to-fail' worst gadgets at CES 2014
Does anyone remember the Microwriter on which you could type using one hand, forming the letters by 'playing chords'? That died without making a major ... «ZDNet, Jan 14»
4
Could Minuum finally evolve the virtual QWERTY keyboard?
Years ago I used a Microwriter. With one hand I could type at 35 wpm. It became the Agenda, which was better. Then died :-( I still hanker after it ... «CNET, Mar 13»
5
The Crazy Keyboards of Yesteryear
Other chorded keyboards were also aimed at one-handed typing, sometimes for the sake of portability, like the 1978 Microwriter, a digital word ... «Slate Magazine, Dec 12»
6
Malta's unofficial computer museum still seeking help
Right now the important computers in the collection are the very early machines such as the KIM-1, Microwriter (first PDA) and the ZX80. «Times of Malta, Nov 12»
7
The Kee4 one-handed, four-key mobile keyboard
Those who once used the superb Microwriter Agenda keyboard will wonder ... Google up \"microwriter\", a 6 key word processing device sold in ... «Gizmag, Nov 10»

REFERENCE
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