Definition

Noun: 1. A typewritten copy of a document: Specifically, a transcript or copy of a manuscript, speech, or other text that has been produced using a typewriter or word-processing software, as opposed to being handwritten. 2. The text produced by a typewriter: The physical or digital output created by the act of typing.

Usage

• The noun "typescript" refers to the physical or digital form of a typed document. It is often used to distinguish a typed version from an original handwritten manuscript or draft.
• It is commonly used in academic, archival, and publishing contexts.

Examples

• Noun:
  • The author submitted a neatly typed typescript of her novel to the publisher.
  • Researchers examined the original handwritten letters and their later typescripts.
  • Before digital files, editors would mark corrections directly on the typescript.

Advanced Usage

• Historical/Distinguishing Usage: The term is particularly useful when discussing the evolution of a text from handwritten drafts to typed versions, or in archival descriptions.
  • The collection contains the poet's handwritten notebooks and the final typescript sent to the printer.

Variants and Related Words

• Manuscript (n): A document written by hand, or an author's text before it is published. (Often contrasted with "typescript").
• Transcript (n): A written or printed copy of material originally presented in another medium (e.g., a speech, interview, or broadcast). A typescript can be a form of transcript.
• Hard copy (n): A physical printout of a document. A typescript is often a hard copy.

Synonyms

• Typewritten copy
• Typed document
• Typewritten manuscript

Notes

• While the word originated in the era of mechanical typewriters, it remains in use to describe any document intentionally formatted to resemble or function as a typed page, even if created with modern word processors.
• It is a compound noun formed from "type" and "script."

Noun

1. typewritten matter especially a typewritten copy of a manuscript