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Also known as Typewriters

thumb|Mechanical typewriters, such as this 1930s Underwood Typewriter Company|Underwood, were long-time standards in government agencies, newsrooms, and offices. thumb|This late 1960s Olivetti Valentine typewriter designed by [[Ettore Sottsass became a pop-culture icon.]] A typewriter is a mechanical or electromechanical machine for typing characters. Typically, a typewriter has an array of keys, and each one causes a different single character to be produced on paper by striking an inked ribbon selectively against the paper with a type element. Thereby, the machine produces a legible written