Dutch National Championship in 1954 In a speed typing contest contestants compete to attain the highest accurate typing speeds.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 4] [ 5] These contests have been common in North America since the 1930s and were used to test the relative efficiency of typing with the Dvorak and QWERTY keyboard layouts.[ 6] [ 7]
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