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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Keyboard \Key"board`\, n.
     The whole arrangement, or one range, of the keys[3] of an
     organ, piano, typewriter, etc.; that part of a device
     containing the keys[3] used to operate it.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  keyboard
       n 1: device consisting of a set of keys on a piano or organ or
            typewriter or typesetting machine or computer or the
            like
       2: holder consisting of an arrangement of hooks on which keys
          or locks can be hung

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  21 Moby Thesaurus words for "keyboard":
     autotype, choir, claviature, console, echo, eighty-eight,
     electrotype, fingerboard, great, ivories, keys, linotype, manual,
     monotype, organ manual, palaeotype, pedals, piano keys, solo,
     stereotype, swell
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  keyboard
       
           A {hardware} device consisting of a number of
          mechanical buttons (keys) which the user presses to input
          characters to a computer.
       
          Keyboards were originally part of {terminals} which were
          separate {peripheral} devices that performed both input and
          output and communicated with the computer via a {serial line}.
          Today a keyboard is more likely to be connected more directly
          to the processor, allowing the processor to scan it and detect
          which key or keys are currently pressed.  Pressing a key sends
          a low-level {key code} to the keyboard input driver routine
          which translates this to one or more {characters} or special
          actions.
       
          Keyboards vary in the keys they have, most have keys to
          generate the {ASCII} {character set} as well as various
          {function keys} and special purpose keys, e.g. reset or volume
          control.
       
          (2003-07-04)
       
       

















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