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keyboard

Data input device

EntityQ1921606

Also known as set of keys · board of keys · key board

Subclass of: input device
, board
, assembly
Part of: device

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A computer keyboard is a built-in or peripheral input device modeled after the typewriter keyboard which uses an arrangement of buttons or keys to act as mechanical levers or electronic switches. Replacing early punched cards and paper tape technology, interaction via teleprinter-style keyboards have been the main input method for computers since the 1970s, supplemented by the computer mouse since the 1980s, and the touchscreen since the 2000s. Common designs follow a variety of standard keyboard layouts.

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Different from: computer keyboard
musical keyboard
Keyboard criterion used: descriptive page and disambiguation page have to be in different items
Q11650796 criterion used: descriptive page and disambiguation page have to be in different items
Q140377310 criterion used: descriptive page and disambiguation page have to be in different items
Q140377312 criterion used: descriptive page and disambiguation page have to be in different items
Members / parts: push-button

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AIDb. (2026). keyboard (Q1921606). Retrieved from https://aidb.si/e/keyboard-Q1921606