Dictionary Definition
keyboard
Noun
1 device consisting of a set of keys on a piano
or organ or typewriter or typesetting machine or computer or the
like
2 holder consisting of an arrangement of hooks on
which keys or locks can be hung
User Contributed Dictionary
Noun
- A set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
- 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.
- 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.
Synonyms
- (3): electronic keyboard
Derived terms
Translations
set of keys used to operate a typewriter,
computer etc.
- Arabic: (láuħat mafatíħ)
- Bosnian: tastatura
- Breton: klavier
- Catalan: teclat,
- Croatian: tipkovnica
- Czech: klávesnice
- Dutch: toetsenbord, klavier
- Esperanto: klavaro
- Faroese: knappaborð
- Finnish: näppäimistö
- French: clavier
- German: Tastatur
- Greek: πληκτρολόγιο (pliktrolóyio)
- Hebrew: מקלדת (mikledet)
- Hungarian: billentyűzet, klaviatúra
- Icelandic: lyklaborð , hnappaborð italbrac dated, leturborð italbrac dated
- Ido: klavaro
- Italian: tastiera
- Japanese: キーボード
- Latvian: tastatūra
- Lithuanian: klaviatūra
- Norwegian: Tastatur
- Persian: (safhe-kelid)
- Polish: klawiatura
- Portuguese: teclado
- Romanian: tastatură , claviatură
- Russian: клавиатура
- Serbian:
- Slovak: klávesnica
- Slovene: tipkovnica
- Spanish: teclado
- Swedish: tangentbord
component of many instruments
- Breton: klavier
- Czech: klávesnice , klaviatura
- Dutch: klavier , keyboard
- Faroese: knappaborð
- Finnish: koskettimisto, koskettimet
- French: clavier
- German: Tastatur, Klaviatur, Manual
- Greek: κλαβιέ (klavie)
- Italian: tastiera
- Japanese: 鍵盤 (kenban)
- Portuguese: teclado
- Romanian: claviatură
- Russian: клавиатура
- Slovak: klávesnica , klaviatúra
- Slovene: klaviatura
- Spanish: teclado
- Swedish: klaviatur
electronic device with keys of a musical
keyboard
- Catalan: teclat
- Czech: klávesy
- Dutch: klavier , keyboard
- Finnish: koskettimisto, koskettimet
- French: clavier électronique
- German: Keyboard
- Hebrew: קלידים (kalidím) m|p
- Icelandic: hljómborð
- Italian: tastiera
- Japanese: キーボード
- Russian: клавиатура
- Slovene: klaviatura
- Spanish: teclado
- Swedish: keyboard
Translations
to type in
- Finnish: kirjoittaa, naputella, naputtaa, näpytellä, näppäillä
- Greek: πληκτρογραφώ
Extensive Definition
Keyboard may refer to:
In typing:
- Alphanumeric keyboard
- Keyboard (computing)
- IBM PC keyboard
- Chorded keyboard, on which several keys are pressed together to enter a command
- Apple Keyboard
In music:
See also
keyboard in Arabic: لوحة مفاتيح
keyboard in Catalan: Teclat
keyboard in Estonian: Klaviatuur
keyboard in Spanish: Teclado
keyboard in Basque: Teklatu
keyboard in Persian: کیبورد
keyboard in French: Clavier
keyboard in Galician: Teclado
keyboard in Korean: 키보드
keyboard in Italian: Tastiera
keyboard in Hebrew: מקלדת
keyboard in Hungarian: Billentyűzet
keyboard in Japanese: キーボード
keyboard in Portuguese: Teclado
keyboard in Simple English: Keyboard
(disambiguation)
keyboard in Slovak: Klávesnica
keyboard in Thai: คีย์บอร์ด
keyboard in Turkish: Klavye
keyboard in Chinese: 鍵盤
--Andrewa
(talk)
02:26, 3 June 2008 (UTC)Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
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