Keyboard

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Keyboard may refer to:

• Alphanumeric keyboard
• Keyboard (computing), a set of alphanumeric and command keys used to input information to a computer

• IBM PC keyboard
• Apple Keyboard
• Chorded keyboard, on which several keys are pressed together to enter a letter or command

In music:

• Musical keyboard, a set of adjacent keys or levers used to play a musical instrument
• Keyboard instrument, an instrument with a musical keyboard (see above)

• Electronic keyboard, a keyboard instrument (see above) in which key presses complete an electric circuit

• Keyboard controller, an electronic keyboard used to send MIDI data to a computer or synthesizer
• See sub-articles for various other types, including digital pianos, synthesizers, electric organs, etc.

• Pedal keyboard, a foot-operated keyboard that is placed on the floor

• Keyboardist, a musician who plays keyboard instruments
• Keyboard Magazine, a publication about musical instruments such as the piano

[edit] See also

• Keyboard technology (computing)
• Keyboard layout (computing)
• Keypad (computing)
• Keyboard shortcut (computing)

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