to keyboard
- verb
- /ˈkiːbɔːrd/
- Wherever she was, there were three or four people keyboarding a few feet away.
Examples
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But kids won't need to keyboard.
Blog text (29) -
As before, each student keyboarded the information into a file and inserted a picture of the animal.
Academic text (2012) -
Soon you will be asked to go on the InterPlaNet and keyboard your vote.
Fiction book (2002) -
During the weekly computer lab session, each student keyboarded their data into a file.
Academic text (2012) -
Then he'd keyboard what small impression, if any, he'd gotten through the helmet.
Fiction book (2002) -
Suddenly he's leaning forward, keyboarding in complex commands.
Fiction book (1996) -
During the weekly computer lab session, each student key boarded their data into a file.
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I key boarded most commands, handling the mouse as seldom as possible.
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Suddenly he's leaning forward, key boarding in complex commands.
Synonyms
To write words using a keyboard on a computer or typewriter
To put information into a form or computer
To enter data into a computer for processing
To type information into a computer or device using a keyboard
To write by pressing keys on a typewriter or keyboard
To type notes or information on a computer keyboard
To type on a keyboard without looking at the keys using memory to find the letters
To type data on a keyboard or on a machine that makes holes in cards
Antonyms
Compounds
- Offensive
A person who posts angry or attacking comments online without acting in real life
- Offensive
A person who says rude or threatening things online but not in person
- Specialized
A part of a computer's memory that stores keys you press until the computer reads them
- Archaic
A keyboard that punches paper tape to tell a Monotype machine which letters to make
How Fast
Surface Forms
Etymology
Keyboard as a verb comes from the noun keyboard and means 'use a keyboard' or 'enter text by pressing keys'. So, to keyboard something is to type or put information into a computer or device.