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Fingerboard vs Keyboard - What's the difference?

fingerboard | keyboard |

As nouns the difference between fingerboard and keyboard

is that fingerboard is (music) a flat or roughly flat strip on the neck of a stringed instrument, against which the strings are pressed to shorten the vibrating length and produce notes of higher pitches while keyboard is keyboard (electronic musical instrument with keys of a musical keyboard).

fingerboard

English

(wikipedia fingerboard)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (music) A flat or roughly flat strip on the neck of a stringed instrument, against which the strings are pressed to shorten the vibrating length and produce notes of higher pitches.
  • A miniature skateboard that is driven with the fingers.

    • References

    * The Oxford English Dictionary

    Anagrams

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    keyboard

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • (music) A component of many instruments including the piano, organ, and harpsichord consisting of usually black and white keys that cause different tones to be produced when struck.
  • (music) A device with keys of a musical keyboard, used to control electronic sound-producing devices which may be built into or separate from the keyboard device.

    • Synonyms

    * (electronic musical device) electronic keyboard

    Derived terms

    * keyboard shortcut

    Related terms

    * key * keypad

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To type on a computer keyboard.
    • Keyboarding is the part of this job I hate the most.