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Words per minute   /wərdz pər mˈɪnət/   Listen
Words per minute

noun
1.
The rate at which words are produced (as in speaking or typing).  Synonym: wpm.






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"Words per minute" Quotes from Famous Books



... the siphon recorder is of course regulated by the length of cable through which it is worked. The instrument itself is capable of a wide range of speed. The best operators cannot send over thirty-five words per minute by hand, but a hundred and twenty words or more per minute can be transmitted by an automatic sender, and the recorder has been found on land lines and short cables to write off the message at this incredible speed. When we consider ...
— Heroes of the Telegraph • J. Munro



Words linked to "Words per minute" :   rate, wpm



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