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keyboard (n.)

1819, from key (n.1) in sense of "mechanism of a musical instrument" + board (n.1). Originally of pianos, organs, etc., extended to other machines 1846. The verb is first recorded 1926 (implied in keyboarding).

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Definitions of keyboard from WordNet

keyboard (n.)
device consisting of a set of keys on a piano or organ or typewriter or typesetting machine or computer or the like;
keyboard (n.)
holder consisting of an arrangement of hooks on which keys or locks can be hung;
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