Kind to use a machine to write (4)
I believe the answer is:
type
'write' is the definition.
(typing is a kind of writing)
I cannot understand how the rest of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for type that I've seen before include "Stamp" , "Courier for example" , "Sort - pattern - print" , "Figure" , "Kind - press keys" .)