keyset

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noun

An input device whose few keys can be pressed in many combinations, often simultaneously, to enter different commands or characters.

“This typewriter has a numeric keyset to the right of the standard alphanumeric keyset.”

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Meanings

nounkeyset (plural keysets)

plural keysets

  1. communicationsAn input device whose few keys can be pressed in many combinations, often simultaneously, to enter different commands or characters.
  2. computingA set of keys (unique identifiers) used to distinguish the rows of data being traversed by a cursor.
  3. rareA collection of keys on a typewriter or keyboard.

    This typewriter has a numeric keyset to the right of the standard alphanumeric keyset.

Origin

From key + set.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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