Collective Nouns for Typewriters and Typists

The traditional collective noun for a group of typists is a “pool”, but this just doesn’t seem as creative or entertaining as many collective nouns can potentially be. As a typewriter collector it would be more fun to have a clever collective noun for a group of typists at a type-in. Similarly it would be nice to have a name for a collection of typewriters themselves.

So toward this end I thought I’d brainstorm for a moment to make a few lists of potential ideas for both. If you’ve got ideas, please add them to the comments. There’s no need to try to come up with an “official” collective noun as use in daily life, writing, and throughout the typosphere will ultimately determine a winner through actual usage. Some words are double-listed as they could refer to either.

What do you call your collection?

Potential Collective Nouns for Typewriters

Radiance

Tabulation

Segment (no one’s every done collecting, are they?)

Sheaf

Clatter

Flourish

Sounder

Chatter

Ream

Basket

Font

Aureole (for the Smith-Corona enthusiasts)

Roost (especially when stored and displayed on shelves)

Parenthesis

Return

Potential Collective Nouns for Typists

Pool (traditional)

Claque

Vibration

Riot

Mayhem

Commotion

Symphony

Exclamation

Shift

Chattering

Touch

Drumming

Sonority

Tumult

Thriving

Applause

Manual

Carriage

Clatter

What could we be? Are we a vibration of typists? Maybe we’re a thriving of typists? A Touch of Typewriter Collectors? Please add your ideas to the list below…