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keyboard Definition

key·board (kē′bôrd′)

noun

  1. the row or rows of keys of a piano, typewriter, linotype, computer terminal, etc.
  2. a musical instrument with a keyboard; esp., an electronic piano, synthesizer, etc. as employed in a rock or jazz group

transitive verb, intransitive verb

  1. to set (type) using a keyboard typesetting machine
  2. to write or input by means of a keyboard

keyboard Related Forms

key′·board′er noun

keyboard Synonyms

keyboard

n.

row of keys, clavier, console, claviature, manual, blacks and whites*, the eighty-eight*, ivories*; see also piano.

keyboard Telecom Definition

A simple computer input device comprising a set of alphabetic, numeric, punctuation, symbol, control, and function keys mounted on a board or other flat surface or control panel.When the user depresses a key or a combination of keys, a coded signal is sent to the computer. If the key is associated with a character, the computer echoes the signal by displaying the character on the monitor. See also keypad.

keyboard Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • adapt: Learn East has computers with adapted keyboards with enlarged print etc. There is also a portable loop system and a minicom.
  • connect: Connecting a keyboard to a PC What exactly is MIDI?

Adjective modifier

  • ergonomic: Instead of lining up the letters all the way across, he splits the keyboard in two, like most ergonomic keyboards.
  • full-size: The Laserkey is a smart, pocket-size device that projects a full-size keyboard through infrared technology onto any flat surface.
  • ps/2: I'm still baffled why Telsa's keyboard switch only works with real PS/2 keyboards not with AT keyboards and a convertor.
  • full-sized: Users can type or enter data using the full-sized keyboard or write with the Dana stylus directly onto the screen.
  • cordless: It offers internet TVs complete with cordless keyboards that come as standard.
  • virtual: Heptagon has also produced a device that uses a semiconductor laser to project a ' virtual keyboard ' on to a surface.

Modifies a noun

  • shortcut: A keyboard shortcut is to hold down the Windows Logo key in the bottom left of your keyboard.
  • layout: Unlike many other computer qualifications, you do not have to learn typing skills nor keyboard layout.
  • macro: When I wrote an article about Scripting in Windows I chose as an example a keyboard macro.
  • player: Keyboard player Woody has been replaced by ' The Bishop ' .
  • mapping: Fast, intuitive searching with keyboard mappings for foreign language versions.
  • instrument: The period keyboard instruments in the collection can be used during the Ceremony.

Noun used with modifier

  • on-screen: With the ' flip ' removed, you can use an on-screen keyboard or handwriting recognition for text entry.
  • Casio: First track ' Eight Mile Queue ' powerfully kicks in with a monster riff entwined with a groovy bassline and casio keyboard rock drums.
  • onscreen: When writing, choose from the dual-function keyboard just below the screen, an onscreen keyboard or handwriting recognition.
  • overlay: Access from keyboard, mouse, touchscreen or overlay keyboard.
  • typewriter: Why do computers have typewriter keyboards and look like televisions?
  • piano: I havent [ sic ] touched a piano keyboard for years.