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1) "Qwerty" -- As to qwerty keyboards QWER·TY
Pronunciation: 'kw&r-tE, 'kwer-
Function: noun
Usage: often not capitalized
Etymology: from the first six letters in the second row of the keyboard
: a standard typewriter keyboard -- called also QWERTY keyboard Pronunciation Symbols
The QWERTY keyboard layout used for Windows in the US QWERTY (pronounced /ËkwÉrti/) is the most common modern-day keyboard layout on English-language computer and typewriter keyboards. It takes its name from the first six letters seen in the keyboard's top first row of letters. The QWERTY design was patented by Christopher Sholes in 1868 and sold to Remington in 1873, when it first appeared in typewriters. The QWERTY keyboard is also a commonly used nickname to name the English language keyboard. - 1 History and purposes
- 2 Alternative keyboard layouts
- 2.1 Other languages
- 2.2 Dvorak and other layouts
- 3 See also
- 4 Notes
- 5 External links
| A typewriter with the QWERTY layout The QWERTY keyboard layout was devised and created in the 1860s by the creator of the first modern typewriter, Christopher Sholes, a newspaper editor who lived in Milwaukee. Originally, the characters on the typewriters he invented were arranged alphabetically, set on the end of a metal bar which struck the paper when its key was pressed. However, once an operator had learned to type at speed, the bars attached to letters that lay close together on the keyboard became entangled with one another, forcing the typist to manually unstick the typebars, and also frequently blotting the document. [1] Sholes solved the jamming problem by rearranging the the keys. A disputed issue is the effect this rearrangement of letters had on maximum typing speed. Some sources assert that the QWERTY layout was designed to slow down typing speed to further reduce jamming.[2] [3] Other sources assert the rearrangement worked by separating common sequences of letters in English.[citation needed] O..."
2) "Keyboards" -- As to qwerty keyboards 1key·board
Pronunciation: 'kE-"bord
Function: noun
1 : a bank of keys on a musical instrument (as a piano) that usually consists of seven white and five raised black keys to the octave
2 : an assemblage of systematically arranged keys by which a machine or device is operated
3 : a board on which keys for locks are hung
4 : a musical instrument that is played by means of a keyboard Pronunciation Symbols
- "Keyboards" redirects here. For other uses of the word, see Keyboard.
Piano, a well-known instance of keyboard instruments A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano, which is used in nearly all forms of western music. Other widely used keyboard instruments include various types of organs as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments. In common language, it is mostly used to refer to keyboard-style synthesizers. Clavier is a general term for any keyboard instrument. It was used especially in the 18th century and earlier in Germany to refer indiscriminately to the harpsichord, clavichord, and pipe organ. - 1 History
- 2 List of keyboard instruments
- 2.1 Chordophones
- 2.2 Aerophones
| Among the earliest keyboard instruments are the organ, the clavichord, and the harpsichord. The organ is doubtless the oldest of these, appearing in the 3rd century BC, although this early instrument--called hydraulis--did not use a keyboard in the modern sense. From its invention until the 14th century, the organ remained the only keyboard instrument. Often, the organ didn't feature a keyboard at all, rather buttons or large levers which were operated by a whole hand. Almost every keyboard until the 15th century had 7 naturals to each octave. The clavichord and the harpsichord appeared during the 14th century, the clavichord probably being the earliest. During their development, a B-flat key was added to the keyboard in order to remedy the tritone between F and B, and the other semitones were added later. The harpsichord and the clavichord were both very common until the widespread adoption of the piano in the 18th century, after which their popularity decreased. The piano was revolutionary because a pianist could vary the volume (or dynamics) of the sound by varying the vigor with which each k..."
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