chiclet keyboard
nounEtymology From Chiclets (itself from chicle), a brand of chewing gum bearing some resemblance to the keys.
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Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences Informal Any of various early computer keyboards having an array of small, flat rectangular or lozenge-shaped rubber or plastic keys.
- At the best of times it's difficult to type on a chiclet keyboard.1984 February, Popular Mechanics, volume 161, number 2:
- The chiclet keyboard and single-line LED display do not permit rapid data entry and text editing...1985, Linda Gail Christie, The Simon and Schuster guide to computer peripherals:
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- […] clamshell-like devices with a tiny chiclet keyboard, a stylus for selecting and pointing, and a black-and-white Windows 95-like user interface.2002, Paul B Thurrott, Windows XP home networking: