writer's cramp
noun
: a painful spasmodic contraction of muscles of the hand or fingers brought on by excessive writing
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Unlike people, the machine will never get writer's cramp, and can replicate a person's signature on high volumes of letters, certificates, diplomas and other documents, according to Automated Signature Technology, an autopen manufacturer.
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Anne Marie D. Lee, CBS News, 4 June 2025
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The poor patient in Operation sure has a lot of ailments: writer's cramp, water on the knee, and brain freeze are just the start.
—Julianne Hilmes Bartlett, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Mar. 2022
Stage manager David Hartig could get writer's cramp just keeping track of everything.
—Jim Higgins, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2022
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Anne Marie D. Lee, CBS News, 4 June 2025
Operation Available at Amazon, Target, Walmart, and Barnes & Noble
The poor patient in Operation sure has a lot of ailments: writer's cramp, water on the knee, and brain freeze are just the start.
—Julianne Hilmes Bartlett, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Mar. 2022
Stage manager David Hartig could get writer's cramp just keeping track of everything.
—Jim Higgins, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2022
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“Writer's cramp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/writer%27s%20cramp. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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