Definitions

1. noun

A device that combines a typebar keyboard with a bar code reader, often used in early computer input devices.

“The old typobar was replaced by a more modern keyboard layout in the 1990s.”

2. noun

A unit of measurement for type metal in the printing industry, equivalent to 2880 grains or 1/20th of a pound.

“The type foundry sold the typobar to the newspaper for their printing needs.”