noun

keyboard

KEE-bawd

noun

The set of keys used to type on a computer or typewriter.

"He spilled coffee on his laptop keyboard."

"She types over 80 words a minute on a standard keyboard."

An electronic musical instrument played with piano-like keys.

"The band added a keyboard to fill out their sound."

verb

To type something using a computer keyboard.

"She keyboarded the report while the meeting was still fresh in her mind."

How to Use Keyboard

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishThe row(s) of keys you type or play music on, or the instrument itself.

Common pairings

computer keyboard keyboard shortcut play the keyboard

keyboarded past tense, keyboards plural, keyboards singular

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A straightforward compound of "key" and "board" — literally a board fitted with keys.

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