a board with buttons marked with different letters and numbers which are pressed to put information into a computer or other machine:
• the F2 key on your computer keyboard
to put information into a computer, using a keyboard:
• The best way would be to keyboard the entries into the correct places in the document.
— keyboarding noun [uncountable] :
• an estimate of the keyboarding costs
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keyboard UK US /ˈkiːbɔːd/ noun [C]
► IT the board with a set of keys on a computer, etc. to type information or that you use in order to make it work: »
I prefer to use the keyboard rather than a mouse.
»This is a wireless keyboard with all the latest features.
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keyboard UK US /ˈkiːbɔːd/ verb [I or T]
► IT to put information into a computer using a keyboard: »
Who is going to keyboard all the data?
keyboarding noun [U]
► IT »
The costs of keyboarding must be added to the first costs.
Financial and business terms. 2012.