Keyboard

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English

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an electronic keyboard instrument
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Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA: /kiˈbɔrd/, SAMPA: /ki"bOrd/
  • (UK, Australian) IPA: /ˈkiːbɔːd/, SAMPA: /ki"bO:d/
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Noun

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Singular
keyboard

Plural
keyboards

  1. an area of a device containing a number of keys that can be pressed, such as on a typewriter or a piano. Some specific uses include:
  2. (computing{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}) An electromechanical device with keys affixed to a base used to enter information and interact with a computer.
  3. (music{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}) 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.
  4. (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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Synonyms

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Translations

computer keyboard (1)
a component of many instruments (2)
a device with keys of a musical keyboard (3)
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Verb

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

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To type on a computer keyboard.

  1. Keyboarding is the part of this job I hate the most.
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See also

fr:keyboard it:keyboard hu:keyboard pl:keyboard fi:keyboard ta:keyboard zh:keyboard

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