keyboard

/ˈkē-ˌbȯrd/

noun

  1. a bank of keys on a musical instrument (such as a piano) that usually consists of seven white and five raised black keys to the octave

  2. a musical instrument that is played by means of a keyboard

  3. a group of systematically arranged keys by which a machine or device is operated

verb

  1. to enter (data, text, etc.) by means of a keyboard

  2. to operate a machine (as for typesetting) by means of a keyboard

keyboard a manuscript

noun

  1. a person who plays a keyboard musical instrument