40% keyboard

noun

A compact computer keyboard that improves ergonomics by omitting the numeric keypad, function keys, etc. and relying on additional modifier keys to access certain functions.

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Meanings

noun40% keyboard (plural 40% keyboards)

plural 40% keyboards

  1. computingA compact computer keyboard that improves ergonomics by omitting the numeric keypad, function keys, etc. and relying on additional modifier keys to access certain functions.

Origin

Such keyboards have around 40% of the number of keys of a standard keyboard.

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40% keyboard. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/40%25%20keyboard

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“40% keyboard.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/40%25%20keyboard. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “40% keyboard,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/40%25%20keyboard.

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