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keyboarding

keyboarding

1 2.7
Typing on a computer to write text quickly
  • noun
  • /ˈkiːbɔːrdɪŋ/
  • US
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  • The topics of these workshops ranged from keyboarding through the use of different menus to word-processing skills.
  • keyboarding skills

This means that the child must be adept at keyboarding.

Examples

  • Keyboarding is covered only in grades 3 through 6.

    Academic text (2014)

  • Karen invests most of her time teaching upper-elementary-aged children in the area of blogging because they have more sophisticated technological and keyboarding skills.

    Academic text (2012)

  • In August and September, students practiced keyboarding skills and learned to type with two hands.

    Academic text (2012)

  • In addition, they develop or improve personal skills such as signature writing or keyboarding.

    Academic text (1995)

  • Handwriting, keyboarding, and spelling receive mostly general mention.

    Academic text (2014)

  • Students who engage in e-mail activities with a distant class may gain keyboarding skills and print-based communication skills, but they may lose verbal skills such as speaking and listening, as well as handwriting skills.

    Academic text (2001)

  • For students in kindergarten through the second grade, the learning objectives include familiarity with appropriate keyboarding techniques, the use of a variety of input devices, and learning to create, name, and save files (Texas Education Agency, 1998).

    Academic text (2007)

  • Students in the computer class are focusing on improving their keyboarding skills through daily practice.

  • In our typing workshop, we will cover various keyboarding techniques and how to enhance typing speed.

  • The teacher assigned a project to assess each student's keyboarding ability as part of the technology curriculum.

Synonyms

typing
vskeyboarding
2 1.0

Writing words on a keyboard or typewriter

focuses on the skill of doing that action especially on computers
touch typing
vskeyboarding
1 3.6

A way to use all fingers on a keyboard without looking at it

is the general skill or activity rather than this specific method

How Skilled

keyboarding
  • US
1 2.7

Surface Forms

keyboarding singular
keyboardings plural

Morphology

keyboarding = keyboard (transparent) = key + board + ing

This is a regular activity noun built from 'keyboard', and the meaning 'typing on a keyboard' follows directly from the base.

Etymology

Keyboarding comes from keyboard, where key 'button' and board 'flat surface' describe the set of buttons on a computer. So, keyboarding means the skill or action of pressing those keys to type.