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• Keyboard technology — Keyboard construction, in four layers, of a typical notebook computer keyboard There are many types of keyboards, usually differentiated by the switch technology employed in their operation. Keyboards are defined by the number (usually about… …   Wikipedia

• keyboard — [kē′bôrd΄] n. 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 vt., vi. ☆ 1. to set… …   English World dictionary

• keyboard — The 20 key, two row, piano type keyboard on the multiposition letter sorting machine. The operator presses one, two, three, or four keys to represent one , two , three , or four digit numbers sequentially …   Glossary of postal terms

• Keyboard layout — QWERTY keyboard on a laptop. A keyboard layout is any specific mechanical, visual, or functional arrangement of the keys, legends, or key–meaning associations (respectively) of a computer, typewriter, or other typographic keyboard. Mechanical… …   Wikipedia

• keyboard instrument — ▪ music Introduction       any musical instrument on which different notes can be sounded by pressing a series of keys, push buttons, or parallel levers. In nearly all cases in Western music the keys correspond to consecutive notes in the… …   Universalium

• Keyboard (computing) — In computing, a keyboard is an input device partially modelled after the typewriter keyboard which uses an arrangement of buttons, or keys which act as electronic switches. A keyboard typically has characters engraved or printed on the keys, and… …   Wikipedia

• Keyboard matrix (music) — Most electronic keyboards used in synthesizers, electronic organs, and digital pianos use a keyboard matrix circuit to connect the switches for each key. In this matrix circuit, the rows and columns are made up of wiring. Depressing a key… …   Wikipedia

• keyboard — 1 noun (C) 1 a row or several rows of keys (key1 (3)) on a musical instrument like a piano or a machine like a computer: a computer keyboard 2 also keyboards (plural) a musical instrument with a keyboard that can sound like a piano, drums etc 2… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• keyboard — key•board [[t]ˈkiˌbɔrd, ˌboʊrd[/t]] n. 1) cmp mad the row or set of keys on a piano, organ, or the like 2) cmp a set of keys, usu. arranged in tiers, for operating a typewriter, typesetting machine, computer terminal, or the like 3) pms mad any… …   From formal English to slang

• keyboard — keyboarder, keyboardist, n. /kee bawrd , bohrd /, n. 1. the row or set of keys on a piano, organ, or the like. 2. a set of keys, usually arranged in tiers, for operating a typewriter, typesetting machine, computer terminal, or the like. 3. any of …   Universalium

• keyboard — key|board1 S3 [ˈki:bo:d US bo:rd] n 1.) a board with buttons marked with letters or numbers that are pressed to put information into a computer or other machine ▪ a computer keyboard 2.) the row of keys on some musical instruments that you press… …   Dictionary of contemporary English