qwerty
Syllables: qwer·ty/ˈkwɜːti/US/ˈkwɚti/
qwerty is the alternative letter-case form of QWERTY.
Noun capitalized: QWERTY
QWERTY (countable and uncountable, plural QWERTYs)
- A standard layout of keys on a keyboard for typing, in which the leftmost keys of the top lettered row are Q-W-E-R-T-Y.
- It was the Monotype model D keyboard introduced in 1907 which became the standard for printers, with a "qwerty" typewriter lay and removable keybars which made the keyboard independent of the matrix case arrangement.1978, Allen Kent, Harold Lancour, Jay E[lwood] Daily, editors, Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science, volumes 24 (Printers and Printing to Public Policy, Copyright), New York, N.Y.; Basel...
- The older children we came to know had had a great deal of experience with written language, and they certainly had a firm grasp of the alphabetic sequence. They were annoyed with the arrangement of letters on the typewriter keyboard, which begins at the second from the top row and proceeds left to...1991, Marilyn Cochran-Smith, Cynthia L. Paris, Jessica L. Kahn, “Hunting, Pecking, and Checking: Learning to Write with Word Processing”, in Learning to Write Differently: Beginning Writers and Word...
- Synonyms:
- QWERTYUIOP
- A keyboard with such a layout.
- If you need to get a grip on a remote workstation, remote-control software can put your fingers on the pearly white QWERTYs of any computer, even half a world away.1995 February 20, “Windows remote-control software: Reaching beyond your grasp”, Product Comparison, in InfoWorld, volume 17, number 8, San Mateo, Calif.: InfoWorld Publishing Company, →ISSN, page 66
Adjective capitalized: Qwerty
Qwerty (not comparable)
- Alternative letter-case form of QWERTY.
- […] The Dvorak typewriter keyboard is, it has been claimed, ergonomically superior to the standard "Qwerty" arrangement. But having settled on the current standard keyboard, largely by historical accident, now manufacturers are supposedly reluctant to produce Dvorak keybboards so long as almost all...1992, Jack Hirshleifer, John G. Riley, “Strategic Uncertainty and Equilibrium Concepts”, in The Analytics of Uncertainty and Information (Cambridge Surveys of Economic Literature), Cambridge...
Synonyms of qwerty
Forms of qwerty
| plural | QWERTYs |
|---|---|
| alternative form | qwerty |
| alternative form | Qwerty |
Origin of qwerty
From the first six letters on one of the upper rows of such a keyboard.
Words formed from qwerty
Words that rhyme with qwerty
Questions about qwerty
- What does qwerty mean?
- Qwerty means a standard layout of keys on a keyboard for typing, in which the leftmost keys of the top lettered row are Q-W-E-R-T-Y.
- What is qwerty the alternative letter-case form of?
- Qwerty is the alternative letter-case form of QWERTY.
- What part of speech is qwerty?
- Qwerty can be a noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce qwerty?
- Qwerty is pronounced /ˈkwɜːti/ (UK).
- What is the plural of qwerty?
- The plural of qwerty is QWERTYs.
Words near qwerty in the dictionary
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