# keyboard

Pronunciation: US say "KEE-bord" /ˈki.bɔɹd/; UK/AUS say "KEE-bawd" /ˈkiː.bɔːd/

## Noun

1. A set of keys arranged in a grid-like pattern, used for typing on a typewriter, computer, or similar device.
   - Simple: A flat set of buttons marked with letters and numbers, used to type words into a computer.
   - _The mechanical keyboard clicked loudly with every keystroke._
   - _Most laptops include a built-in keyboard below the screen._
2. On a piano, organ, harpsichord, or many other instruments, the set of keys, usually black and white, that each sound a different note when played.
   - Simple: The row of black and white keys on a piano or organ that make sounds when you press them.
   - _The organist's hands moved across the keyboard with practiced ease._
   - _Dust had settled between the keys of the old harpsichord keyboard._
3. An electronic musical instrument with a set of keys that produce sounds when the keys are pressed.
   - Simple: An electronic instrument with rows of keys that you press to make music.
   - _The band's keyboard added rich textures beneath the vocals._
   - _Modern keyboards can imitate strings, brass, and full drum kits._

## Verb

4. To enter text by typing on a computer keyboard.
   - Simple: To type on a computer using its keys.
   - _Clerks keyboard all day, so good posture matters._
   - _He keyboarded for hours until his wrists began to ache._

## Origin

Formed from "key" plus "board".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/keyboard (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).