keyboard

See also: Keyboard

English

Etymology

From key +‎ board.

Pronunciation

  • (US) enPR: kē'bôrd, IPA(key): /ˈki.bɔɹd/
  • (UK, General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈkiː.bɔːd/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Audio (Canada):(file)

Noun

keyboard (plural keyboards)

  2. (computing, etc.) A set of keys laid out in a grid-like pattern, used for typing on a typewriter, computer etc.
  4. (music) A component of many instruments, including the piano, organ, and harpsichord, consisting of usually black and white keys that cause different tones to be produced when struck.
  6. (music) An electronic device containing a keyboard (preceding sense), especially one that is capable of producing musical sounds when the keys are played.
    Synonyms: electronic keyboard, synthesizer

Derived terms

typing-related terms (sense 1)
music-related terms (sense 2 and sense 3)
unsorted terms

Translations

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Verb

keyboard (third-person singular simple present keyboards, present participle keyboarding, simple past and past participle keyboarded)

  1. (intransitive) To type on a computer keyboard.
    Keyboarding is the part of this job I hate the most.
    • 1995, Richard Powers, Galatea 2.2, Vintage (2019), page 16:
      The earliest hardcore hackers would not stumble in to their predawn keyboarding for another two hours.

Translations

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English keyboard.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈki.bɔrt/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: key‧board

Noun

keyboard n (plural keyboards or keyboarden, diminutive keyboardje n)

  1. (music) keyboard (electrical keyboard instrument)
  2. (computing) keyboard (input device for a computer)

Usage notes

  • The plural keyboarden is rare, at least in writing.

Synonyms

Derived terms

Polish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English keyboard.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈki.bɔrt/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ibɔrt
  • Syllabification: key‧board

Noun

keyboard m inan

  1. keyboard (electronic device with keys of a musical keyboard)
    Synonym: klawiatura

Declension

Declension of keyboard
singular plural
nominative keyboard keyboardy
genitive keyboardu keyboardów
dative keyboardowi keyboardom
accusative keyboard keyboardy
instrumental keyboardem keyboardami
locative keyboardzie keyboardach
vocative keyboardzie keyboardy

Derived terms

adjective
nouns

Further reading

  • keyboard in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • keyboard in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Swedish

Noun

keyboard c or n

  1. (music) an electronic keyboard
    Hypernym: klaver (“keyboard instrument”)

Declension

Declension of keyboard
nominative genitive
singular indefinite keyboard keyboards
definite keyboarden keyboardens
plural indefinite keyboards, keyboardar keyboards, keyboardars
definite keyboardarna keyboardarnas
Declension of keyboard
nominative genitive
singular indefinite keyboard keyboards
definite keyboardet keyboardets
plural indefinite keyboards, keyboard keyboards
definite keyboarden keyboardens

See also

References

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