| accordion |
a musical instrument with a keyboard that is small enough to carry. An accordion is played by pressing the keys and squeezing the bellows to force air through metal reeds. |
| calliope |
a large organlike musical instrument with a set of loud steam whistles that are activated by a keyboard. [1/2 definitions] |
| carillon |
a musical instrument composed of a stationary set of bells hung in a tower, usu. played from a keyboard that activates hammers. [1/2 definitions] |
| celesta |
a small keyboard instrument fitted with a set of graduated metal plates that produce bell-like sounds when struck with hammers. |
| clavichord |
an early soft-toned keyboard instrument, recognized as the forerunner of the piano, with strings that are struck by metal wedges attached to the end of each key. |
| clavier |
any musical instrument that has a keyboard, esp. one like the harpsichord or piano that has strings. [2 definitions] |
| command |
an instruction given to a computer using the keyboard. [1/7 definitions] |
| continuo |
a continuous bass accompaniment on a keyboard instrument, used esp. in baroque music. |
| electronic organ |
a musical instrument that resembles a pipe organ in its keyboard and stops, but produces music electronically rather than through pipes. |
| emoticon |
a small icon made of typed keyboard characters used in electronic communication to convey the mood of the writer. |
| enter |
a key on a computer keyboard or keypad that when pressed allows a command to be confirmed or entered into the computer. [1/11 definitions] |
| fortepiano |
an eighteenth-century version of the pianoforte, having a smaller keyboard and more delicate sound. |
| hand-held |
(usu. handheld) a computer that is small enough to be held in the hand and allows input of data with a keyboard or stylus. [1/2 definitions] |
| harmonium |
a small keyboard organ that produces tones when air from a pedal-operated bellows is drawn through metal reeds. |
| keyboard |
to enter (data) into a computer using a keyboard. [2/4 definitions] |
| key punch |
a machine, operated from a keyboard, that punches holes in cards or tape used in certain data processing systems. |
| keystroke |
a stroke made on a typewriter or computer keyboard. |
| melodeon |
a small keyboard organ similar to the harmonium in which a bellows, operated by pedals, causes air to be drawn through metal reeds. |
| motherboard |
the main printed circuit board of a personal computer, which holds chips containing the central processing unit, memory, ports, and the integrated circuits that control the keyboard and other standard peripheral devices, and to which additional circuit boards can be attached. |
| organ |
a musical instrument with a keyboard. It is played by pressing keys attached to a device that forces air through pipes. [1/3 definitions] |
| piano1 |
a musical instrument with a keyboard and many wire strings. A piano is played by pressing keys that cause small hammers to strike the strings. |