1. клавиатура practice keyboard —- немая клавиатура keyboard input —- комп. ввод с клавиатуры; данные, введенные с клавиатуры 2. эл. коммутационная панель, коммутатор 3. тел. кнопочный номеронабиратель 4. набирать на клавиатуре 5. комп. вводить информацию с клавишного пульта ...
I. noun Date: 1819 1. a bank of keys on a musical instrument (as a piano) that usually consists of seven white and five raised black keys to the octave 2. an assemblage of systematically arranged keys by which a machine or device is operated 3. a board on which keys for locks are hung 4. a musical instrument that is played by means of a ~ II. verb Date: 1961 transitive verb to capture or set (as data or text) by means of a ~ intransitive verb to operate a machine (as for typesetting) by means of a ~ • ~er noun ...
(keyboards) 1. The keyboard of a typewriter or computer is the set of keys that you press in order to operate it. N-COUNT 2. The keyboard of a piano or organ is the set of black and white keys that you press in order to play it. Tanya’s hands rippled over the keyboard. N-COUNT 3. People sometimes refer to musical instruments that have a keyboard as keyboards. ...Sean O’Hagan on keyboards. N-COUNT: usu pl ...
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~1 n 1 a row or several rows of keys (key1 (3)) on a musical instrument like a piano or a machine like a computer (a computer keyboard) 2 also keyboards a musical instrument with a keyboard that can sound like a piano, drums etc ~2 v 1 to use the keyboard1 (1) of a computer, printing machine etc 2 to put information into a computer by using a keyboard1 (1) - keyboarder n ...