keyboard

noun, verb — 4 senses

keyboard

noun

CA, US /ˈki.bɔɹd/ · UK /ˈkiːbɔːd/

Etymology From key + board.

1

Computer hardware, Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences A set of keys laid out in a gridlike pattern, used for typing on a typewriter, computer, etc.

2

Entertainment, Lifestyle, Music A component of many instruments, including the piano, organ, and harpsichord, consisting of usually black and white keys that cause different tones to be produced when struck.

3

Entertainment, Lifestyle, Music An electronic device containing a keyboard (preceding sense), especially one that is capable of producing musical sounds when the keys are played.

Derived terms
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Related terms
key, keypad, keys

keyboard

verb

Etymology From key + board.

1

To type on a computer keyboard.

  • Keyboarding is the part of this job I hate the most.
  • The earliest hardcore hackers would not stumble in to their predawn keyboarding for another two hours.1995, Richard Powers, Galatea 2.2, Vintage (2019), page 16:

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