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to keyboard

to keyboard

3.5
To type text into a computer or device using a set of keys
  • verb
  • /ˈkiːbɔːrd/
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  • Wherever she was, there were three or four people keyboarding a few feet away.

Examples

  • 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.

  • I key boarded most commands, handling the mouse as seldom as possible.

  • Suddenly he's leaning forward, key boarding in complex commands.

Synonyms

to type
vsto keyboard
367 1.0

To write words using a keyboard on a computer or typewriter

is limited to entering data into a computer or device
to enter
vsto keyboard
267 1.4

To put information into a form or computer

narrows this to doing the recording specifically by typed entry
to input
vsto keyboard
  • Specialized
23 3.5

To enter data into a computer for processing

is the same idea but focused on using typed keys
to key in
vsto keyboard
3 3.4

To type information into a computer or device using a keyboard

is the general action of entering data via typed actions
to typewrite
vsto keyboard
  • Archaic
1 7.3

To write by pressing keys on a typewriter or keyboard

focuses specifically on adding text or data to a device
to key down
vsto keyboard
5.5

To type notes or information on a computer keyboard

refers more broadly to any data entry task using keys
to touch-type
vsto keyboard
4.2

To type on a keyboard without looking at the keys using memory to find the letters

is the same input action but without the specific skill
to keypunch
vsto keyboard
  • Archaic
8.2

To type data on a keyboard or on a machine that makes holes in cards

describes the modern practice of entering data into devices

Antonyms

287 2.0

To remove information like text or files so it cannot be seen

Compounds

A set of keys you use to type on a computer

A keyboard layout with the top letters Q W E R T Y used on most computers

keyboard warrior
  • Offensive
1 7.3

A person who posts angry or attacking comments online without acting in real life

The row of black and white keys you press to play a piano

keyboard cowboy
  • Offensive
1 9.5

A person who says rude or threatening things online but not in person

1 3.0

A set of keys on a typewriter that print letters on paper

keyboard buffer
  • Specialized
4.8

A part of a computer's memory that stores keys you press until the computer reads them

A musical machine with keys you press to make notes, like a piano or organ

A sliding tray under a desk that holds a keyboard

A sliding platform under a desk that holds a computer keyboard

9.9

A keyboard that punches paper tape to tell a Monotype machine which letters to make

How Fast

to keyboard
3.5
to type
367 1.0
to key in
3 3.4

Surface Forms

keyboard infinitive
keyed past
keyed past participle
keyboarding present participle
keyboards third person singular

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.