keyboard

noun
kē'bôrd

A set of keys laid out in a gridlike pattern, used for typing on a typewriter, computer, etc.

Other meanings

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.
An electronic device containing a keyboard (preceding sense), especially one that is capable of producing musical sounds when the keys are played.

Kinds of keyboard

computer keyboard
piano keyboard

Related words

keyboardable
keyboardful
keyboardism
keyboarditis
keyboardless
keyboardlike
keytar
multikeyboard
nonkeyboard
rekeyboard
thumbboard
keyboard glockenspiel

Example sentences

“My keyboard is missing a left arrow key.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“He creates melodies on his keyboard.”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “keyboard” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.