1. Device consisting of a set of keys on a piano or organ or typewriter or typesetting machine or computer or the like
   "He practised scales on the piano keyboard"; "She typed quickly on the computer keyboard"
    
2. Holder consisting of an arrangement of hooks on which keys or locks can be hung
   "The janitor organized all the building's keys on the keyboard"

1. Enter text or data with a keyboard
   "She keyboarded the report quickly and accurately"

Derived forms: keyboards, keyboarded, keyboarding

Type of: device, holder

Part of: computer, computing device, computing machine, data processor, electronic computer, forte-piano, information processing system, organ, piano, pianoforte, pipe organ, terminal, typesetting machine, typewriter

Encyclopedia: Keyboard