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keyboard shelf

keyboard shelf

3.6
A sliding tray under a desk that holds a keyboard
  • noun
translation icon : estante para teclado
  • My new desk has a keyboard shelf that makes typing much more comfortable.

Examples

  • The keyboard shelf slides smoothly in and out beneath the main desktop.

  • The new desk is equipped with a smooth keyboard shelf that makes typing more comfortable.

  • He accidentally broke the keyboard shelf while adjusting the height of his workstation.

  • The keyboard shelf is too low for my chair.

  • Can you adjust the keyboard shelf height?

  • She pulled out the keyboard shelf to make space for her writing materials.

  • Adjusting the height of the keyboard shelf can help prevent wrist strain during long hours of typing.

Synonyms

keyboard tray
vskeyboard shelf
3.8

A sliding platform under a desk that holds a computer keyboard

is attached to a desk or workstation and pulls out from different positions

How Retractable

keyboard shelf
3.6
fixed
1.0

Surface Forms

keyboard shelf singular
keyboard shelves plural

Morphology

keyboard + shelf

This is a straightforward noun-noun compound whose meaning — a shelf or tray intended for a keyboard — is directly derived from combining 'keyboard' and 'shelf'. A B1 learner who knows both constituents can infer the function and referent easily, since attributive compounding of this type is regular and cross-linguistically common.

Etymology

Keyboard shelf comes from the simple image of a small shelf under a desk that holds a keyboard and often slides in and out. So the term means 'a sliding or pull-out tray attached to a desk that holds a keyboard'.