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chiclet keyboard

chiclet keyboard noun: any of various early computer keyboards having an array of small, flat rectangular or lozenge-shaped rubber or plastic keys.

chiclet keyboard: any of various early computer keyboards having an array of small, flat rectangular or...
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Noun

chiclet keyboard (plural chiclet keyboards)

  1. (informal) Any of various early computer keyboards having an array of small, flat rectangular or lozenge-shaped rubber or plastic keys.
    • At the best of times it's difficult to type on a chiclet keyboard.1984 February, Popular Mechanics, volume 161, number 2
    • The chiclet keyboard and single-line LED display do not permit rapid data entry and text editing...1985, Linda Gail Christie, The Simon and Schuster guide to computer peripherals

Forms of chiclet keyboard

pluralchiclet keyboards

Origin of chiclet keyboard

From Chiclets (itself from chicle), a brand of chewing gum bearing some resemblance to the keys.

Questions about chiclet keyboard

What does chiclet keyboard mean?
Chiclet keyboard means any of various early computer keyboards having an array of small, flat rectangular or lozenge-shaped rubber or plastic keys.
What part of speech is chiclet keyboard?
Chiclet keyboard is a noun.
What is the plural of chiclet keyboard?
The plural of chiclet keyboard is chiclet keyboards.

Words near chiclet keyboard in the dictionary

  1. chickweeds
  2. chicky
  3. Chiclayo
  4. chicle
  5. chiclet
  6. chiclet keyboard
  7. chiclet keyboards
  8. chiclets
  9. chicly
  10. chicness
  11. chicnesses

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