keyboard
|key/board|
🇺🇸
/ˈkiːbɔːrd/
🇬🇧
/ˈkiːbɔːd/
input device
Etymology
'keyboard' originates from the combination of 'key' and 'board', where 'key' refers to the individual levers on a musical instrument or typewriter, and 'board' refers to the flat surface they are mounted on.
'keyboard' changed from the Old English word 'cæg' (key) and 'bord' (board) and eventually became the modern English word 'keyboard'.
Initially, it meant 'a board with keys', but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'a device for inputting data into a computer'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
a set of keys on a computer or typewriter that you press to make it work.
She typed the letter on her keyboard.
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Noun 2
a row or set of keys on a musical instrument, such as a piano or organ.
The pianist's fingers danced over the keyboard.
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Verb 1
to enter data into a computer using a keyboard.
She keyboarded the data into the system.
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Last updated: 2025/01/11 11:45