keyboard
UK/ˈkiːbɔːd//ˈki.bɔɹd/
keyboard noun: a set of keys laid out in a gridlike pattern, used for typing on a typewriter, computer, etc.
Noun
keyboard (plural keyboards)
- A set of keys laid out in a gridlike pattern, used for typing on a typewriter, computer, etc.
- A component of many instruments, including the piano, organ, and harpsichord, consisting of usually black and white keys that cause different tones to be produced when struck.
- An electronic device containing a keyboard (preceding sense), especially one that is capable of producing musical sounds when the keys are played.
- Synonyms:
- electronic keyboard, synthesizer
Verb
keyboard (third-person singular simple present keyboards, present participle keyboarding, simple past and past participle keyboarded)
keyboard meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
keyboard in Hindi
- set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
- कीबोर्ड kīborḍ, कुंजीपटल kuñjīpṭal
keyboard in Tamil
- set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
- விசைப்பலகை vicaippalakai
keyboard in Marathi
- set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
- कीबोर्ड kīborḍa
- electronic device with keys of a musical keyboard
- कीबोर्ड kīborḍa
keyboard in Urdu
- set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
- کی بورْڈ kī borḍ, کَلِیدی تَخْتَہ kalīdī taxta
More languagesFewer languages
- keyboard in Bengali
- কিবোর্ড kibōrḍo
- keyboard in Telugu
- కీబోర్డ్, కీబోర్డు
- keyboard in Malayalam
- കീബോഡ് kībōḍŭ
- keyboard in Kannada
- ಕೀಲಿಮಣೆ kīlimaṇe
- keyboard in Punjabi
- ਕੀਬੋਰਡ, ਕੀ-ਬੋਰਡ, ਕੀ -ਬੋਰਡ
- keyboard in Gujarati
- કીબોર્ડ, કિબોર્ડ, કળફલક
- keyboard in Odia
- କିବୋର୍ଡ଼ kiborṛa
- keyboard in Assamese
- কীব'ৰ্ড kib'rdo
- keyboard in Nepali
- किबोर्ड kiborḍ
- keyboard in Tagalog
- teklado, tipaan, palapindutan
- keyboard in Arabic
- لَوْحَةُ مَفَاتِيح lawḥatu mafātīḥ
- keyboard in Malay
- papan kekunci, papan nada
- keyboard in Indonesian
- papan ketik, papan tombol, papan tik, kibor
- keyboard in Thai
- แป้นพิมพ์ bpɛ̂n-pim, ลิ่มนิ้ว lîm-níu
- keyboard in Vietnamese
- bàn phím, organ, đàn phím
- keyboard in Myanmar
- ခလုတ်ခုံ hka.luthkum, လက်ကွက် lakkwak
- Kashmiri
- کُنٛز بوڈ kunz bōḍ
Examples of keyboard in a sentence
- Japanese IMEs can work with both QWERTY keyboards and Japanese keyboards.
- I find that an old toothbrush is good to clean the keyboard with.
- My boss spilled water all over my keyboard today. On the plus side, it's much cleaner now.
Synonyms of keyboard
Forms of keyboard
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | keyboards |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | keyboards |
| present participle | keyboarding |
| past participle | keyboarded |
| past | keyboarded |
Origin of keyboard
From key + board.
Words formed from keyboard
- Jankó keyboard
- keyboard bass
- keyboard instrument
- keyboardist
- keyboarder
- pedal keyboard
- butterfly keyboard
- chiclet keyboard
- extended keyboard
- keyboard army
- keyboard cowboy
- keyboard diarrhea
- keyboard distance
- keyboard layout
- keyboard shortcut
- keyboard smash
- keyboard warrior
- kezboard
- mechanical keyboard
- membrane keyboard
- policy keyboard
- slip of the keyboard
- space-cadet keyboard
- virtual keyboard
- 40% keyboard
- keyboardable
- keyboardful
- keyboard glockenspiel
- keyboardism
- keyboarditis
- keyboardless
- keyboardlike
- keytar
- multikeyboard
- nonkeyboard
- rekeyboard
- thumbboard
Phrases with keyboard
Questions about keyboard
- What does keyboard mean?
- Keyboard means a set of keys laid out in a gridlike pattern, used for typing on a typewriter, computer, etc.
- What is keyboard in Hindi?
- Keyboard in Hindi is कीबोर्ड (kīborḍ), कुंजीपटल (kuñjīpṭal). See Keyboard meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is keyboard?
- Keyboard can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce keyboard?
- Keyboard is pronounced /ˈki.bɔɹd/ (US).
- What is the plural of keyboard?
- The plural of keyboard is keyboards.
Words near keyboard in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: keyboard (page history and authors); keyboard (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); keyboard (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); keyboard (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); କିବୋର୍ଡ଼ (Odia) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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