keyboard

The definition of a keyboard is a row of keys on a piano, computer, typewriter, etc.

(noun)

An example of keyboard is where the arrangement of keys "QWERTY" is found.

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See keyboard in Webster's New World College Dictionary

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

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See keyboard in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. A set of keys, as on a computer terminal, word processor, typewriter, or piano.
  2. Music
    a. A piano.
    b. Any of various instruments, played by means of a set of pianolike keys, often connected to a synthesizer or amplifier.
transitive verb key·board·ed, key·board·ing, key·boards
  1. a. To set (copy) by means of a keyed typesetting machine: keyboard a manuscript.
    b. To enter (text or data) into a computer by means of a keyboard.
  2. Music To play (a composition) on a piano or keyboard.

Related Forms:

  • keyˈboardˌer, keyˈboardˌist noun

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