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dead flesh

dead flesh noun: the rubber chiclet keyboard of the ZX Spectrum computer.

Noun

dead flesh (uncountable)

  1. (dated, humorous) The rubber chiclet keyboard of the ZX Spectrum computer.
    • Its keyboard was made of an odd rubber, widely but unkindly known as 'dead flesh', and it was physically unstable, especially the early models.2012, Rebecca Levene, Magnus Anderson, Grand Thieves & Tomb Raiders: How British Video Games Conquered the World
    • The larger size of the “Speccy” improved the computer's usability compared to the ZX81 model, notably through the raised “dead flesh” rubber keys that gave computer users better tactile feedback.2014, Gerard Alberts, Ruth Oldenziel, Hacking Europe: From Computer Cultures to Demoscenes (page 64)

Questions about dead flesh

What does dead flesh mean?
Dead flesh means the rubber chiclet keyboard of the ZX Spectrum computer.
What part of speech is dead flesh?
Dead flesh is a noun.

Words near dead flesh in the dictionary

  1. dead first
  2. dead fish
  3. dead fishes
  4. dead flat
  5. dead flats
  6. dead flesh
  7. dead fly biscuit
  8. dead fly biscuits
  9. dead freight
  10. dead from the neck up
  11. dead furrow

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