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keyboard

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: keyboard

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n
device consisting of a set of keys on a piano or organ or typewriter or typesetting machine or computer or the like
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n
holder consisting of an arrangement of hooks on which keys or locks can be hung
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: keyboard
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n device consisting of a set of keys on a piano or organ or typewriter or typesetting machine or computer or the like

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computer keyboard, keypad
a keyboard that is a data input device for computers; arrangement of keys is modelled after the typewriter keyboard
clavier, fingerboard, piano keyboard
a bank of keys on a musical instrument
typewriter keyboard
a keyboard for manually entering characters to be printed
QWERTY keyboard
the standard typewriter keyboard; the keys for Q, W, E, R, T, and Y are the first six from the left on the top row of letter keys
Type of:
device
an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose
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n holder consisting of an arrangement of hooks on which keys or locks can be hung

Type of:
holder
a holding device
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