Typewriter vs Keyset - What's the difference?
typewriter | keyset |
A device, at least partially mechanical, used to print text by pressing keys that cause type to be impressed through an inked ribbon onto paper.
(archaic) One who uses a typewriter; a typist.
(computing, telegraphy) An input device whose few keys can be pressed in many combinations, often simultaneously, to enter different commands or characters.
(computing, databases) A set of keys (unique identifiers) used to distinguish the rows of data being traversed by a cursor.
(rare) A collection of keys on a typewriter or keyboard.
As nouns the difference between typewriter and keyset
is that typewriter is a device, at least partially mechanical, used to print text by pressing keys that cause type to be impressed through an inked ribbon onto paper while keyset is an input device whose few keys can be pressed in many combinations, often simultaneously, to enter different commands or characters.typewriter
English
Noun
(en noun)- The typewriter got up and disappeared out a back door, and soon she come back with a man, and he said, "Can I be of some help, Mr. Higgens?"'' -- ''The Southpaw , Mike Harris, 1953.
Synonyms
* (one who uses a typewriter) typistDerived terms
* typewriterySee also
* touch-typistkeyset
English
Noun
(en noun)- This typewriter has a numeric keyset''' to the right of the standard alphanumeric '''keyset .