Dvorak keyboard

Dvorak keyboard definition - computer

A keyboard layout designed in the 1930s by August Dvorak, University of Washington, and his brother-in-law, William Dealey. 70% of words are typed on the home row compared to 32% with qwerty, and more words are typed using both hands. In eight hours, fingers of a qwerty typist travel 16 miles, but only one for the Dvorak typist. See AZERTY keyboard.

   QWERTY

   52%   Q W E R T Y U I O P
   32%    A S D F G H J K L ; '
   16%     Z X C V B N M , . /


   Dvorak

   22%   ' , . P Y F G C R L ?
   70%    A O E U I D H T N S -
    8%     ; Q J K X B M W V Z





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