keyboard
1key·board
noun \ˈkē-ˌbȯrd\Definition of KEYBOARD
1
a : a bank of keys on a musical instrument (as a piano) that usually consists of seven white and five raised black keys to the octave b : a musical instrument that is played by means of a keyboard
2
: an assemblage of systematically arranged keys by which a machine or device is operated <a computer keyboard>
3
: a board on which keys for locks are hung
First Known Use of KEYBOARD
1819
Rhymes with KEYBOARD
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2keyboard
verbDefinition of KEYBOARD
transitive verb
: to capture or set (as data or text) by means of a keyboard
intransitive verb
: to operate a machine (as for typesetting) by means of a keyboard
— key·board·er noun
First Known Use of KEYBOARD
1961
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