Meanings
nounkeyboard (plural keyboards)
plural keyboards
- computer hardwareA set of keys laid out in a gridlike pattern, used for typing on a typewriter, computer, etc.
- entertainmentA 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.
- entertainmentAn 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
verbkeyboard (third-person singular simple present keyboards, present participle keyboarding, simple past and past participle keyboarded)
present singular third person keyboards · participle present keyboarding · participle past keyboarded · past keyboarded
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn electronic device containing a keyboard (preceding sense), especially one that is capable of producing musical sounds when the keys are played.
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Translations
Afrikaans sleutelbord, klawerbord
- sleutelbordset of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
- klawerbordelectronic device with keys of a musical keyboard
Arabic لَوْحَةُ مَفَاتِيح
- لَوْحَةُ مَفَاتِيح (lawḥatu mafātīḥ)set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
Basque teklatu
- teklatuset of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
Bengali কিবোর্ড, কিবোর্ড
- কিবোর্ড (kibōrḍo)set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
- কিবোর্ড (kibōrḍo)component of many instruments
Bulgarian клавиату́ра, клавиату́ра
- клавиату́ра (klaviatúra)set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
- клавиату́ра (klaviatúra)component of many instruments
- наби́рам (nabíram)to type in
Catalan teclat, teclat
- teclatset of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
- teclatcomponent of many instruments
- teclatelectronic device with keys of a musical keyboard
- teclejarto type in
Chinese Cantonese 鍵盤 /键盘, 鍵盤 /键盘
- 鍵盤 /键盘set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
- 鍵盤 /键盘component of many instruments
- 電子琴 /电子琴 (din⁶ zi² kam⁴)electronic device with keys of a musical keyboard
- 打字 (daa² zi⁶)to type in
Chinese Mandarin 鍵盤 /键盘, 鍵盤 /键盘
- 鍵盤 /键盘 (jiànpán)set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
- 鍵盤 /键盘 (jiànpán)component of many instruments
- 電子琴 /电子琴 (diànzǐqín)electronic device with keys of a musical keyboard
- 鍵盤 /键盘 (jiànpán)electronic device with keys of a musical keyboard
- 打字 (dǎzì)to type in
Czech klávesnice, klávesnice
- klávesniceset of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
- klávesnicecomponent of many instruments
- klaviaturacomponent of many instruments
- klávesyelectronic device with keys of a musical keyboard
Danish tastatur, klaviatur
- tastaturset of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
- klaviaturcomponent of many instruments
Dutch toetsenbord, klavier
- toetsenbordset of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
- klavierset of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
- klaviercomponent of many instruments
- keyboardcomponent of many instruments
- keyboardelectronic device with keys of a musical keyboard
Esperanto klavaro
- klavaroset of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
Estonian klaviatuur
- klaviatuurset of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
Finnish näppäimistö, koskettimisto
- näppäimistöset of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
- koskettimistocomponent of many instruments
- koskettimetcomponent of many instruments
- sormiocomponent of many instruments
- koskettimistoelectronic device with keys of a musical keyboard
- koskettimetelectronic device with keys of a musical keyboard
- kirjoittaato type in
- naputellato type in
- naputtaato type in
- näpytelläto type in
- näppäilläto type in
French clavier, clavier
- clavierset of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
- claviercomponent of many instruments
- clavier électroniqueelectronic device with keys of a musical keyboard
German Tastatur, Tastatur
- Tastaturset of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
- Tastaturcomponent of many instruments
- Klaviaturcomponent of many instruments
- Manualcomponent of many instruments
- Keyboardelectronic device with keys of a musical keyboard
Greek πληκτρολόγιο, κλαβιέ
- πληκτρολόγιο (pliktrológio)set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
- κλαβιέ (klavié)component of many instruments
- πλήκτρα (plíktra)component of many instruments
- πλήκτρα (plíktra)electronic device with keys of a musical keyboard
- πληκτρογραφώ (pliktrografó)to type in
- πληκτρολογώ (pliktrologó)to type in
Hebrew מִקְלֶדֶת, קְלִידִים
- מִקְלֶדֶת (miklédet)set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
- קְלִידִים (klidím)electronic device with keys of a musical keyboard
- מִקְלֶדֶת אֶלֶקְטְרוֹנִית (miklédet elektrónit)electronic device with keys of a musical keyboard
Hindi कीबोर्ड, कुंजीपटल
- कीबोर्ड (kīborḍ)set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
- कुंजीपटल (kuñjīpṭal)set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
Hungarian billentyűzet, klaviatúra
- billentyűzetset of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
- klaviatúraset of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
Icelandic lyklaborð, hnappaborð
- lyklaborðset of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
- hnappaborðset of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
- leturborðset of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
- hljómborðcomponent of many instruments
- hljómborðelectronic device with keys of a musical keyboard
- vélritato type in
Indonesian papan ketik, papan tombol
- papan ketikset of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
- papan tombolset of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
- papan tikset of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
- kiborelectronic device with keys of a musical keyboard
Irish méarchlár, eochairchlár
- méarchlárset of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
- eochairchlárset of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
- luibheanchlárset of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
- eochairchlárcomponent of many instruments
- luibheanchlárcomponent of many instruments
- méarchlárcomponent of many instruments
- eochairchlárelectronic device with keys of a musical keyboard
- luibheanchlárelectronic device with keys of a musical keyboard
- méarchlárelectronic device with keys of a musical keyboard
Italian tastiera, tastiera
- tastieraset of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
- tastieracomponent of many instruments
- tastieraelectronic device with keys of a musical keyboard
- digitareto type in
Japanese キーボード, 鍵盤
- キーボード (kībōdo)set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
- 鍵盤 (kenban)set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
- 鍵盤 (kenban)component of many instruments
- キーボード (kībōdo)electronic device with keys of a musical keyboard
Korean 자판, 키보드
- 자판 (japan)set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
- 키보드 (kibodeu)set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
- 글쇠판 (geulsoepan)set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
- 건반 (geonban)component of many instruments
Latin plectrologium, clāviatūra
- plectrologiumset of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
- clāviatūraset of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
- clāviatūracomponent of many instruments
Latvian tastatūra
- tastatūraset of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
Lithuanian klaviatūra
- klaviatūraset of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
Malay papan kekunci, papan nada
- papan kekunciset of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
- papan nadacomponent of many instruments
Māori papapato, papa pātuhi
- papapatoset of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
- papa pātuhiset of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
- papapatooroelectronic device with keys of a musical keyboard
Norwegian Bokmål tastatur, klaviatur
- tastaturset of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
- klaviaturcomponent of many instruments
- tastaturcomponent of many instruments
- elektronisk orgelelectronic device with keys of a musical keyboard
- keyboardelectronic device with keys of a musical keyboard
Polish klawiatura, klawiatura
- klawiaturaset of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
- klawiaturaelectronic device with keys of a musical keyboard
- keyboardelectronic device with keys of a musical keyboard
Portuguese teclado, teclado
- tecladoset of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
- tecladocomponent of many instruments
- tecladoelectronic device with keys of a musical keyboard
- teclarto type in
Romanian tastatură, claviatură
- tastaturăset of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
- claviaturăcomponent of many instruments
Russian клавиату́ра, клавиату́ра
- клавиату́ра (klaviatúra)set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
- клавиату́ра (klaviatúra)component of many instruments
- клавиату́ра (klaviatúra)electronic device with keys of a musical keyboard
- синтеза́тор (sintɛzátor)electronic device with keys of a musical keyboard
- кла́вишные (klávišnyje)electronic device with keys of a musical keyboard
- печа́тать (pečátatʹ)to type in
- напеча́тать (napečátatʹ)to type in
- набира́ть (nabirátʹ)to type in
- набра́ть (nabrátʹ)to type in
- набива́ть (nabivátʹ)to type in
- наби́ть (nabítʹ)to type in
Scottish Gaelic meur-chlàr, meur-chlàr
- meur-chlàrset of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
- meur-chlàrcomponent of many instruments
Slovak klávesnica, klávesnica
- klávesnicaset of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
- klávesnicacomponent of many instruments
- klaviatúracomponent of many instruments
Spanish teclado, teclado
- tecladoset of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
- tecladocomponent of many instruments
- tecladoelectronic device with keys of a musical keyboard
- teclearto type in
Swedish tangentbord, klaviatur
- tangentbordset of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
- klaviaturcomponent of many instruments
- keyboardelectronic device with keys of a musical keyboard
Tagalog teklado, tipaan
- tekladoset of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
- tipaanset of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
- palapindutanset of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
- tekladocomponent of many instruments
- tekladoelectronic device with keys of a musical keyboard
Tamil விசைப்பலகை
- விசைப்பலகை (vicaippalakai)set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
Thai แป้นพิมพ์, ลิ่มนิ้ว
- แป้นพิมพ์ (bpɛ̂n-pim)set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
- ลิ่มนิ้ว (lîm-níu)component of many instruments
Turkish klavye, klavye
- klavyeset of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
- klavyecomponent of many instruments
- klavyeelectronic device with keys of a musical keyboard
Ukrainian клавіату́ра, клавіату́ра
- клавіату́ра (klaviatúra)set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
- клавіату́ра (klaviatúra)component of many instruments
Urdu کی بورْڈ, کَلِیدی تَخْتَہ
- کی بورْڈ (kī borḍ)set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
- کَلِیدی تَخْتَہ (kalīdī taxta)set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
Vietnamese bàn phím, organ
- bàn phímset of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
- organelectronic device with keys of a musical keyboard
- đàn phímelectronic device with keys of a musical keyboard
Welsh bysellfwrdd, allweddell
- bysellfwrddset of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
- allweddellcomponent of many instruments
- allweddellelectronic device with keys of a musical keyboard
Yiddish קלאַוויאַטור
- קלאַוויאַטור (klavyatur)set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
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