keyboard


Definition: Meaning of, keyboard in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈkiːbɔːd /

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keyboard keyboards
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  1. a board with buttons marked with letters or numbers that are pressed to put information into a computer or other machine
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  2. the row of keys on some musical instruments that you press in order to play them
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  3. also keyboards [plural] an electronic musical instrument similar to a piano that can make sounds like many different instruments [↪  synthesizer]
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keyboard keyboarded keyboarded
Present Participle Third Person Singular
keyboarding keyboards
  1. [intransitive and transitive] to put information into a computer, using a keyboard
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keyboard used in phrases

  • QWERTY keyboard (noun)
    1. the standard typewriter keyboard; the keys for Q, W, E, R, T, and Y are the first six from the left on the top row of letter keys
  • computer keyboard (noun)
    1. a keyboard that is a data input device for computers; arrangement of keys is modelled after the typewriter keyboard
  • keyboard buffer (noun)
    1. a buffer that keeps track of key strokes until the computer is ready to respond to them
  • keyboard instrument (noun)
    1. a musical instrument that is played by means of a keyboard
  • keyboard shortcut (noun)
    1. computing a key, or combination of keystrokes, giving direct access to a particular program or function
  • piano keyboard (noun)
    1. a bank of keys on a musical instrument
  • typewriter keyboard (noun)
    1. a keyboard for manually entering characters to be printed
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