Explore Selectric through 10+ example sentences from English. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Using Selectric
- In the example corpus, selectric often appears in combinations such as: selectric typewriter, ibm selectric, the selectric.
Context around Selectric
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 10 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Selectric
- In this selection, "selectric" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, ibm, tape, card, typewriter, typewriters and based stand out and add context to how "selectric" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a selectric trademark of and an ibm selectric based text. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "selectric" sits close to words such as aapi, aarey and aberdare, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with selectric
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
IBM Selectric typewriters also used them. (6 words)
They installed the bugs in Selectric II and Selectric III electric typewriters. (12 words)
The Friden Flexowriter and IBM Selectric-based printers were the most-common examples. (13 words)
Since it could drive an IBM Selectric typewriter (a letter-quality printer), it may be considered the first word processing program, but the term word processing itself was only introduced, by IBM 's Böblingen Laboratory in the late 1960s. (39 words)
By the 1970s, IBM had succeeded in establishing the Selectric as the de facto standard typewriter in mid- to high-end office environments, replacing the raucous "clack" of older typebar machines with the quieter sound of gyrating typeballs. (38 words)
This has the advantage that the driver does not need to be accelerating the bus (as with a Power-on/Power-off switch) or trying to make a sharp turn (as with a Selectric switch). (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
It did not wrap words, which was begun by IBM's Magnetic Tape Selectric Typewriter (later, Magnetic Card Selectric Typewriter).
They installed the bugs in Selectric II and Selectric III electric typewriters.
Almost everyone I know who has used the first and second versions of the Selectric liked the ball version best.
Her first Data Secretary in 1971 didn't have a screen and used an IBM Selectric typewriter as its keyboard and printer.
A Selectric Trademark of Ohio Brass Co., maker of trolley wire fittings and equipment and trolley poles.
By the 1970s, IBM had succeeded in establishing the Selectric as the de facto standard typewriter in mid- to high-end office environments, replacing the raucous "clack" of older typebar machines with the quieter sound of gyrating typeballs.
IBM Selectric typewriters also used them.
In 1974, Koplow's interface program was developed into the Wang 1200 Word Processor, an IBM Selectric-based text-storage device.
It used a traditional typebar mechanism, not the "golfball" IBM Selectric typewriter mechanism, which was not introduced until the next year.
One of his programs permitted a Wang calculator to interface with an IBM Selectric typewriter, which was at the time used to calculate and print the paperwork for auto sales.
Others used a type cylinder in a similar way as the Selectric typewriters used their type ball.
Since it could drive an IBM Selectric typewriter (a letter-quality printer), it may be considered the first word processing program, but the term word processing itself was only introduced, by IBM 's Böblingen Laboratory in the late 1960s.
Text editing was done using a line numbering system viewed on a paper copy inserted in the Selectric typewriter.
The Friden Flexowriter and IBM Selectric-based printers were the most-common examples.
The IBM Selectric became a commercial success, dominating the office typewriter market for at least two decades.
The IBM Selectric typewriter was a highly successful model line of electric typewriters introduced in 1961.
The maximum speed of the Selectric printer (the faster of the two) was 15.5 characters per second.
The operator of this machine typed text on a conventional IBM Selectric; when the Return key was pressed, the line of text was stored on a cassette tape.
The Selectric used a system of latches, metal tapes, and pulleys driven by an electric motor to rotate the ball into the correct position and then strike it against the ribbon and platen.
This has the advantage that the driver does not need to be accelerating the bus (as with a Power-on/Power-off switch) or trying to make a sharp turn (as with a Selectric switch).
Common combinations with selectric
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: