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keyboard

[ kee-bawrd ]

noun

  1. the row or set of keys on a piano, organ, or the like:

    I was playing piano before my feet could reach the pedals or my fingers could cover a chord on the keyboard.

  2. a set of keys, usually arranged in tiers, for operating a typewriter, computer, cash register, or the like, or a digital representation of the same on a touchscreen used to type on a device such as a smartphone or tablet:

    I spilled coffee on my keyboard, and now the return key sticks so my documents are full of extra line breaks.

  3. any of various musical instruments played by means of a pianolike keyboard, as a piano, electric piano, or organ:

    You basically need four people to start a rock band—someone on lead guitar, bass guitar, drums, and keyboard.



verb (used with or without object)

  1. Also key in. to enter (data) into a computer by means of a keyboard:

    If you can get changes keyboarded by Monday, we should still be able to make the project deadline.

  2. to set (text) in type, using a machine that is operated by a keyboard.

keyboard

/ ˈ°ì¾±ËËŒ²úɔ˻å /

noun

    1. a complete set of keys, usually hand-operated, as on a piano, organ, typewriter, or typesetting machine
    2. ( as modifier )

      a keyboard instrument

  1. often plural a musical instrument, esp an electronic one, played by means of a keyboard
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to set (a text, etc) in type, onto magnetic tape, or into some other medium, by using a keyboard machine
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ°ì±ð²âËŒ²ú´Ç²¹°ù»å±ð°ù, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • °ì±ð²â·²ú´Ç²¹°ù»å·±ð°ù °ì±ð²â·²ú´Ç²¹°ù»å·¾±²õ³Ù noun
  • °ù±ð·°ì±ð²â·²ú´Ç²¹°ù»å verb
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of keyboard1

First recorded in 1810–20; key 1 + board
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Blackberry, for example, dominated the market with a device that paired a phone with a physical keyboard — until Apple introduced its groundbreaking iPhone with a touchscreen.

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A defence barrister for McGreevy said his client was not a "political ideologue" but rather a "lonely keyboard warrior".

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It depicts him surrounded by his co-workers, managers and the cult of Kier Eagan's mythical figures as his hand floats above his keyboard, eyes squeezed shut.

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“I signed my Island deal on this organ here for good luck,†Crockett says, running his fingers along a weather-beaten keyboard.

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Behind angular shades and a trenchcoat, the multi-instrumentalist — who switched between playing guitar, keyboard and saxophone while singing — performed a bilingual mix of indie dream pop, fused with moments of vintage rock and Chicano soul.

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