keyboard
pronunciation
How to pronounce keyboard in British English:
UK [ˈkiːbɔːd]
How to pronounce keyboard in American English:
US [ˈkiːbɔːrd]
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- Noun:
- device consisting of a set of keys on a piano or organ or typewriter or typesetting machine or computer or the like
- holder consisting of an arrangement of hooks on which keys or locks can be hung
Word Origin
- keyboard (n.)
- 1819, from key (n.1) in sense of "mechanism of a musical instrument" + board (n.1). Originally of pianos, organs, etc., extended to other machines 1846. The verb is first recorded 1926 (implied in keyboarding).
Example
- 1. The keyboard tax can have huge implications on e-commerce .
- 2. If the genetic code were a keyboard , the epigenome would be the pianist .
- 3. For instance , it sported a touch-screen-only interface , instead of the thumbs-friendly keyboard on most blackberrys .
- 4. And a few hours at the keyboard .
- 5. Typing with the software keyboard also works well .