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Keyboard vs Keyboarding - What's the difference?

keyboard | keyboarding |

As nouns the difference between keyboard and keyboarding

is that keyboard is a set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc while keyboarding is the act of typing at a keyboard (with or without a mouse or other pointing device.

As a verb keyboard

is to type on a computer keyboard.

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.

    keyboarding

    English

    Noun

    (s)
  • The act of typing at a keyboard (with or without a mouse or other pointing device)
  • * 1977 , Computerworld (volume 11, number 24, 13 June 1977, page 91)
    • The real savings of OCR come from the elimination of redundant keyboardings of the same data; from eliminating multiple verification steps; from reducing the number of documents needed to complete a transaction;