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# keyboard

noun (a keyboard, keyboards); verb (keyboard, keyboarding — to type, rare)

«keyboard» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A keyboard is the set of keys with letters, numbers and symbols that you press to type into a computer, tablet or phone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/keyboard/#m1)
2. A keyboard is the row of black and white keys on a piano. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/keyboard/#m2)
3. A keyboard is an electronic musical instrument with piano keys. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/keyboard/#m3)

### In the lessons

In computing lessons, pupils learn keyboard skills: home keys, the space bar, shift for capitals, enter and backspace; most English keyboards use the QWERTY layout. In music lessons, pupils play tunes on a keyboard. Phrases: keyboard shortcut, type on the keyboard, play the keyboard, on-screen keyboard.

### Examples

- Type your name using the keyboard. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/keyboard/#x1)
- Press the space bar to put a space between words. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/keyboard/#x2)
- Hold down shift to make a capital letter. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/keyboard/#x3)
- I am learning to play the keyboard. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/keyboard/#x4)
- The piano keyboard has black and white keys. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/keyboard/#x5)
- The keyboard shortcut to copy is Ctrl and C. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/keyboard/#x6)
- Keep drinks away from the keyboard. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/keyboard/#x7)

### Note

Countable: keyboards. One word. Most keyboards in English-speaking countries are QWERTY, named after the first six letters on the top row. A piano keyboard and a typing keyboard both have «keys».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «keyboard» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/keyboard/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«keyboard» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/keyboard.html) on Mova free.