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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Keyboard \Key"board`\, n. The whole arrangement, or one range, of the keys of an organ, typewriter, etc From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: keyboard n 1: set of keys on a piano or organ or typewriter or typesetting machine or computer or the like 2: an arrangement of hooks on which keys or locks are hung From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: keyboardA {hardware} device consisting of a number of mechanical buttons (keys) which the user presses to input characters to a computer. Keyboards were originally part of {terminal}s which were separate {peripheral} devices that performed both input and output and communicated with the computer via a {serial line}. Today a keyboard is more likely to be connected directly to the processor, allowing the processor to scan it and detect which key or keys are currently pressed. Keyboards vary in the keys they have most have keys to generate the {ASCII} {character set} as well as various {function key}s and special purpose keys, e.g. reset or volume control. (1995-05-02)
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