Colemak

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proper noun

A keyboard layout for Latin-script alphabets, somewhat similar to the QWERTY layout, but placing the most frequently used letters of the English language on the home row.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. computingA keyboard layout for Latin-script alphabets, somewhat similar to the QWERTY layout, but placing the most frequently used letters of the English language on the home row.

Origin

Blend of Coleman + Dvorak, from the name of its inventor, Shai Coleman, and in reference to the earlier Dvorak keyboard layout.

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APA

Colemak. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Colemak

MLA

“Colemak.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Colemak. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Colemak,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Colemak.

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