computer keyboard
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- noun
- /kəmˈpjuːtər ˈkiːbɔrd/
:
teclado de computadora
- The participants responded by using the computer keyboard, and they were given 10,000 ms to respond.
- keys on the computer keyboard
- typing on the computer keyboard
It's got a computer keyboard, but it has all these capabilities that in some ways they have.
- It's got a computer keyboard, but it has all these capabilities that in some ways they have.
Examples
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Software has been developed by which text entered through the computer keyboard can be converted into Braille.
Academic text (1992) -
First name, Mr. Archibald? J.Q. John. The admitting nurse's fingers glide over the computer keyboard, inputting all vital info.
Fiction book (2002) -
You reach over to the computer keyboard and press the computer's switch.
Academic text (1998) -
Another example would be the home row of a computer keyboard.
Academic text (2009) -
There was even what looked like a CRT and a computer keyboard built into the system.
Fiction book (1996) -
McClane types on his computer keyboard, and figures come up on his screen.
Fiction book (1990) -
The purpose of the training period was to familiarize the subjects with the computer keyboard.
Academic text (1996) -
Most of the next day, Beverly pecked at letters on her computer keyboard, forming words that ran into sentences.
Fiction book (1999) -
In "Rhythm," the student presses the computer keyboard's space bar to tap out the rhythm heard and/or seen.
Academic text (1991) -
She quickly typed her report on the computer keyboard before the deadline.
Synonyms
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A set of keys you press to type on a computer or play a piano
How Portable
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a panel of keys used as a data input device for computers' is directly and predictably derived from combining 'computer' (the device) with 'keyboard' (a set of keys). This noun–noun compounding is straightforward and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily understand the MWE.
Etymology
The name computer keyboard joins computer and keyboard. The word keyboard first meant the rows of keys on old 'typewriters' or a 'piano'. When early computers used the same keys, people called that panel a computer keyboard, so now it means the keys you press to type into a computer.