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Noun: keyboard  'kee,bord
  1. Device consisting of a set of keys on a piano or organ or typewriter or typesetting machine or computer or the like
     
  2. Holder consisting of an arrangement of hooks on which keys or locks can be hung
Verb: keyboard  'kee,bord
  1. Enter text or data with a keyboard

Derived forms: keyboards, keyboarding, keyboarded

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, Oh Lord! Why Don't We?