Dictionary
1keyboard
noun key·board \ˈkē-ˌbȯrd\
: a row or set of keys that are pushed to play a musical instrument (such as a piano)
: a musical instrument that is played by means of a keyboard like that of a piano and that produces sounds electronically
: the set of keys that are used for a computer or typewriter
Full Definition of KEYBOARD
1
a : a bank of keys on a musical instrument (as a piano) that usually consists of seven white and five raised black keys to the octave b : a musical instrument that is played by means of a keyboard
2
: an assemblage of systematically arranged keys by which a machine or device is operated <a computer keyboard>
3
: a board on which keys for locks are hung
See keyboard defined for English-language learners
See keyboard defined for kids
ADVERTISEMENT
First Known Use of KEYBOARD
1819
Rhymes with KEYBOARD
aboard, accord, afford, award, backboard, backsword, bargeboard, baseboard, billboard, blackboard, boxboard, breadboard, broadsword, buckboard, cardboard, chalkboard, chessboard, chipboard, clapboard, clipboard, concord, corkboard, dashboard, discord, draft board, duckboard, face cord, fjord, flashboard, floorboard, footboard, freeboard, greensward, hardboard, headboard, inboard, kickboard, landlord, lapboard, leeboard, matchboard, moldboard, nerve cord, onboard, on board, outboard, packboard, pasteboard, patchboard, patch cord, Peg-Board, pressboard, punchboard, rearward, record, reward, sailboard, scoreboard, seaboard, shipboard, sideboard, signboard, skateboard, slumlord, smallsword, snowboard, soundboard, splashboard, springboard, surfboard, switchboard, tailboard, tote board, untoward, wakeboard, wallboard, warlord, washboard, whiteboard, whipcord, word-hoard
2keyboard
verb
: to enter (information) into a computer by using a keyboard
Full Definition of KEYBOARD
transitive verb
: to capture or set (as data or text) by means of a keyboard
intransitive verb
: to operate a machine (as for typesetting) by means of a keyboard
— key·board·er noun
See keyboard defined for English-language learners
First Known Use of KEYBOARD
1961
KEYBOARDER Defined for Kids
keyboard
noun key·board \ˈkē-ˌbȯrd\
Definition of KEYBOARD for Kids
1
: a row of keys by which a musical instrument (as a piano) is played
2
: a portable electronic musical instrument with a row of keys like that of a piano
3
: the whole arrangement of keys (as on a computer or typewriter)
Learn More About KEYBOARD
Browse
Next Word in the Dictionary: keyboard glockenspielPrevious Word in the Dictionary: key blockAll Words Near: keyboard
ADVERTISEMENT
Seen & Heard
What made you want to look up keyboard? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).