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Definition of Keyboard
1. Noun. Device consisting of a set of keys on a piano or organ or typewriter or typesetting machine or computer or the like.
Terms within: Action, Action Mechanism
Group relationships: Computer, Computing Device, Computing Machine, Data Processor, Electronic Computer, Information Processing System, Organ, Pipe Organ, Forte-piano, Piano, Pianoforte, Terminal, Typesetting Machine, Typewriter
Specialized synonyms: Computer Keyboard, Keypad, Clavier, Fingerboard, Piano Keyboard, Typewriter Keyboard
Generic synonyms: Device
Member holonyms: Key
Group relationships: Computer, Computing Device, Computing Machine, Data Processor, Electronic Computer, Information Processing System, Organ, Pipe Organ, Forte-piano, Piano, Pianoforte, Terminal, Typesetting Machine, Typewriter
Specialized synonyms: Computer Keyboard, Keypad, Clavier, Fingerboard, Piano Keyboard, Typewriter Keyboard
Generic synonyms: Device
Member holonyms: Key
2. Noun. Holder consisting of an arrangement of hooks on which keys or locks can be hung.
Generic synonyms: Holder
Definition of Keyboard
1. n. The whole arrangement, or one range, of the keys of an organ, typewriter, etc.
Definition of Keyboard
1. to operate a machine by means of a keyset [v -ED, -ING, -S]