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butterfly keyboard

butterfly keyboard noun: a kind of computer keyboard consisting of two separate halves, intended to facilitate typing with two hands.

Noun

butterfly keyboard (plural butterfly keyboards)

  1. A kind of computer keyboard consisting of two separate halves, intended to facilitate typing with two hands.
  2. A kind of computer keyboard where each key is activated by means of a scissor switch.

Forms of butterfly keyboard

pluralbutterfly keyboards

Origin of butterfly keyboard

* (keyboard with separate halves): From the resemblance to a butterfly with outstretched wings. * (keyboard with scissor switches): From the approximate resemblance of each (X-shaped) switch to a butterfly.

Questions about butterfly keyboard

What does butterfly keyboard mean?
Butterfly keyboard means a kind of computer keyboard consisting of two separate halves, intended to facilitate typing with two hands.
What part of speech is butterfly keyboard?
Butterfly keyboard is a noun.
What is the plural of butterfly keyboard?
The plural of butterfly keyboard is butterfly keyboards.

Words near butterfly keyboard in the dictionary

  1. butterfly effect
  2. butterfly effects
  3. butterfly fish
  4. butterfly fishes
  5. butterfly ginger
  6. butterfly keyboard
  7. butterfly keyboards
  8. butterfly kick
  9. butterfly kicks
  10. butterfly kiss
  11. butterfly kisses

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