qwerty

See also QWERTY

English

Etymology

From the first six letters on the top row of such a keyboard.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈkwɜː(ɹ)ti/, X-SAMPA: /"kw3:(r\)ti/
• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)ti

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Adjective

qwerty (not comparable)

1. Denoting a standard layout of keys on a keyboard for typing, in which the leftmost keys of the top lettered row are Q-W-E-R-T-Y.
   • 1978, Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science, v 24 (Printers and Printing/Arabic Printing to Public Policy/Copyright, and Information Technology), p 109:

     It was the Monotype model D keyboard introduced in 1907 which became the standard for printers, with a “qwerty” typewriter lay and removable keybars which made the keyboard independent of the matrix case arrangement.

Translations

describing a standard keyboard layout

• Finnish: qwerty- (in compounds)

• Spanish: teclado QWERTY- (in compounds)

See also

• asdf
• azerty
• qwertz

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French

Pronunciation

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Noun

qwerty m sg

1. a qwerty keyboard