# Where did the word touch typing come from?

**URL:** <https://community.typesy.com/t/where-did-the-word-touch-typing-come-from/2155>\
**Category:** All About Touch Typing\
**Created:** [April 14, 2020, 10:14am UTC](https://community.typesy.com/t/where-did-the-word-touch-typing-come-from/2155 "2020-04-14T10:14:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![aneeshafranco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c0e974/32.png) [@aneeshafranco](https://community.typesy.com/u/aneeshafranco)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2020, 10:14am UTC](https://community.typesy.com/t/where-did-the-word-touch-typing-come-from/2155/1 "2020-04-14T10:14:09Z")

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Why do people call it touch typing?

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**Author:** ![Arella](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/community.typesy.com/arella/32/197_2.png) [@Arella](https://community.typesy.com/u/Arella)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2020, 10:22am UTC](https://community.typesy.com/t/where-did-the-word-touch-typing-come-from/2155/2 "2020-04-14T10:22:20Z")

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Hi! Touch typing is an important skill, but for many people the term “touch typing” causes some confusion. It’s true that in order to type – whether on a typewriter or on a computer keyboard – your fingertips must “touch” certain keys. Doing so is how you produce the desired words, or proper combination of words, numbers, and/or symbols. A lot of people believe that this simple act of “touching” specific keys is what touch typing is all about.