keyboard
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keyboard
- /ˈki.bɔɹd/ Canada, US
- /ˈkiːbɔːd/ UK
- /ˈkɪjboːd/ Australia, British, Southern
- /ˈkiboɾd/ Scotland
- [ˈkiboːɾd] Scotland
Where it comes from
From key + board.
noun keyboards
- A set of keys laid out in a gridlike pattern, used for typing on 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.
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An electronic device containing a keyboard (preceding sense), especially one that is capable of producing musical sounds when the keys are played.
Similar: electronic keyboard, synthesizer
verb keyboards · keyboarding · keyboarded
- To type on a computer keyboard. Keyboarding is the part of this job I hate the most.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: keypad, computer, typing, touch-tone, keyword, tablet, shortcut, portable, backlit, handheld, key, window, claviature, piano, touch, qin
Translations
Every language
noun set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
| Español | teclado |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 자판 japan, 키보드 kibodeu, 글쇠판 geulsoepan |
| 日本語 | キーボード kībōdo, 鍵盤 kenban |
| 中文 | 鍵盤 /键盘 jiànpán |
| हिन्दी | कीबोर्ड kīborḍ, कुंजीपटल kuñjīpṭal |
| Português | teclado |
| Français | clavier |
| Deutsch | Tastatur |
| Italiano | tastiera |
| Ελληνικά | πληκτρολόγιο pliktrológio |
| Română | tastatură |
| Русский | клавиату́ра klaviatúra |
| Tiếng Việt | bàn phím |
| العربية | لَوْحَةُ مَفَاتِيح lawḥatu mafātīḥ |
| עברית | מִקְלֶדֶת miklédet |
noun component of many instruments
| Español | teclado |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 건반 geonban |
| 日本語 | 鍵盤 kenban |
| 中文 | 鍵盤 /键盘 jiànpán |
| Português | teclado |
| Français | clavier |
| Deutsch | Tastatur, Klaviatur, Manual |
| Italiano | tastiera |
| Ελληνικά | κλαβιέ klavié, πλήκτρα plíktra |
| Română | claviatură |
| Русский | клавиату́ра klaviatúra |
noun electronic device with keys of a musical keyboard
| Español | teclado |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | キーボード kībōdo |
| 中文 | 電子琴 /电子琴 diànzǐqín, 鍵盤 /键盘 jiànpán |
| Português | teclado |
| Français | clavier électronique |
| Deutsch | Keyboard |
| Italiano | tastiera |
| Ελληνικά | πλήκτρα plíktra |
| Русский | клавиату́ра klaviatúra, синтеза́тор sintɛzátor, кла́вишные klávišnyje |
| Tiếng Việt | đàn phím |
| עברית | קְלִידִים klidím, מִקְלֶדֶת אֶלֶקְטְרוֹנִית miklédet elektrónit |
verb to type in
| Español | teclear |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 打字 dǎzì |
| Português | teclar |
| Italiano | digitare |
| Ελληνικά | πληκτρογραφώ pliktrografó, πληκτρολογώ pliktrologó |
| Русский | печа́тать pečátatʹ, напеча́тать napečátatʹ, набира́ть nabirátʹ, набра́ть nabrátʹ, набива́ть nabivátʹ, наби́ть nabítʹ |
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title = {keyboard},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
