keyboard

Meaning

Noun

1. (usually) A set of keys laid out in a grid-like pattern, used for typing on a typewriter, computer etc.
2. 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.
3. An electronic device containing a keyboard (preceding sense), especially one that is capable of producing musical sounds when the keys are played.

Verb

To type on a computer keyboard.

Synonyms

clavier

type

fingerboard

key

🔑

computer keyboard

keypad

video game

🎮

KB

key in

board

typewriter keyboard

clavichord

manual

motherboard

organ

touch-type

Translations

clavier

🎹

Tastatur

🎹

tastiera

🎹

teclado

🎹

teclado

🎹

toetsenbord

🎹

πληκτρολόγιο

teclat

🎹

klavier

Klaviatur

🎹

klavye

🎹

Keyboard

🎹

keyboard

🎹

κλαβιέ

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈki.bɔɹd/

Etymology

From key + board.