keyboard

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[edit] English

A computer keyboard
A piano keyboard
An electronic keyboard instrument

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[edit] Etymology

key + board

[edit] Noun

Singular
keyboard

Plural
keyboards

keyboard (plural keyboards)

  1. A set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  2. (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. (music) A device with keys of a musical keyboard, used to control electronic sound-producing devices which may be built into or separate from the keyboard device.

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set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
component of many instruments
electronic device with keys of a musical keyboard
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[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to keyboard

Third person singular
keyboards

Simple past
keyboarded

Past participle
keyboarded

Present participle
keyboarding

to keyboard (third-person singular simple present keyboards, present participle keyboarding, simple past and past participle keyboarded)

  1. (intransitive) To type on a computer keyboard.
    Keyboarding is the part of this job I hate the most.

[edit] Translations

to type in
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