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English Dictionary: keyboard	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for keyboard
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
keyboard n 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
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Keyboard \Key"board`\, n. The whole arrangement, or one range, of the keys of an organ, typewriter, etc.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
keyboard A {hardware} device consisting of a number of mechanical buttons (keys) which the user presses to input characters to a computer. Keyboards were originally part of {terminals} which were separate {peripheral} devices that performed both input and output and communicated with the computer via a {serial line}. Today a keyboard is more likely to be connected more directly to the processor, allowing the processor to scan it and detect which key or keys are currently pressed. Pressing a key sends a low-level {key code} to the keyboard input driver routine which translates this to one or more {characters} or special actions. Keyboards vary in the keys they have, most have keys to generate the {ASCII} {character set} as well as various {function keys} and special purpose keys, e.g. reset or volume control. (2003-07-04)