• Typewriter
  Typewriter
  A typewriter is a mechanical or electromechanical device with keys that, when pressed, cause characters to be printed on a medium, usually paper. Typically one character is printed per keypress, and the machine prints the characters by making ink impressions of type elements similar to the pieces...
  
   keyboard, used to enter text onto paper
• Computer keyboard
  Computer keyboard
  In computing, a keyboard is a typewriter-style keyboard, which uses an arrangement of buttons or keys, to act as mechanical levers or electronic switches...
  
  , a set of keys used to input information to a computer
  • IBM PC keyboard
    IBM PC keyboard
    The keyboards for IBM PC compatible computers are standardized. However, during the 3-plus decades of PC architecture being constantly updated, multiple types of keyboard layout variations have been developed....
    
    
  • Apple Keyboard
    Apple keyboard
    The Apple Keyboard is a keyboard designed by Apple first for the Apple line, then the Macintosh line of computers. It is available in both wired and Bluetooth models.- Layout :...
    
    
  • Chorded keyboard
    Chorded keyboard
    A keyset or chorded keyboard is a computer input device that allows the user to enter characters or commands formed by pressing several keys together, like playing a "chord" on a piano...
    
    , on which several keys are pressed together to enter a letter or command

Music

• Musical keyboard
  Musical keyboard
  A musical keyboard is the set of adjacent depressible levers or keys on a musical instrument, particularly the piano. Keyboards typically contain keys for playing the twelve notes of the Western musical scale, with a combination of larger, longer keys and smaller, shorter keys that repeats at the...
  
  , a set of adjacent keys or levers used to play a musical instrument
• Keyboard instrument
  Keyboard instrument
  A keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
  
  , an instrument with a musical keyboard
  • Electronic keyboard
    Electronic keyboard
    An electronic keyboard is an electronic or digital keyboard instrument.The major components of a typical modern electronic keyboard are:...
    
    , a keyboard instrument in which key presses complete an electric circuit
    • MIDI keyboard
      MIDI keyboard
      A MIDI keyboard is typically a piano-style user interface keyboard device used for sending signals or commands over a USB or MIDI cable to other devices connected and operating on the same MIDI protocol interface...
      
      , 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
  Keyboardist
  A keyboardist is a musician who plays keyboard instruments. Until the early 1960s musicians who played keyboards were generally classified as either pianists or organists. Since the mid-1960s, a plethora of new musical instruments with keyboards have come into common usage, requiring a more...
  
  , a musician who plays keyboard instruments
• Keyboard Magazine
  Keyboard Magazine
  Keyboard Magazine is a magazine that originally covered electronic keyboard instruments and keyboardists, though with the advent of computer based recording and audio technology, they have added digital music technology to their regular coverage, including those not strictly pertaining to the...
  
  , a publication about musical instruments such as the piano
• Synthesizer
  Synthesizer
  A synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing sounds by generating electrical signals of different frequencies. These electrical signals are played through a loudspeaker or set of headphones...
  
  , an electronic instrument that is commonly referred to as a keyboard

See also

• Keyboard technology
  Keyboard technology
  There are many types of keyboards, usually differentiated by the switch technology employed in their operation. Keyboards are defined by the number of highly durable switches that are incorporated into the system...
  
   (computing)
• Keyboard layout
  Keyboard layout
  A keyboard layout is any specific mechanical, visual, or functional arrangement of the keys, legends, or key–meaning associations of a computer, typewriter, or other typographic keyboard....
  
   (computing)
• Keypad
  Keypad
  A keypad is a set of buttons arranged in a block or "pad" which usually bear digits, symbols and usually a complete set of alphabetical letters. If it mostly contains numbers then it can also be called a numeric keypad...
  
   (computing)
• Keyboard shortcut
  Keyboard shortcut
  In computing, a keyboard shortcut is a finite set of one or more keys that invoke a software or operating system operation when triggered by the user. A meaning of term "keyboard shortcut" can vary depending on software manufacturer...
  
  (computing)