In computing, a keyboard is a typewriter-style device, which uses an arrangement of buttons or keys, to act as mechanical levers or electronic switches. Following the decline of punch cards and paper tape, interaction via teleprinter-style keyboards became the main input device for computers. A keyboard typically has characters engraved or printed on the keys and each press of a key typically corresponds to a single written symbol.
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Google squeezed an offline dictation AI into its keyboard app
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Review: The Fnatic miniSTREAK is a solid gaming keyboard for under $100
The Fnatic MiniSTREAK is an affordable, comfortable, and well-designed keyboard.
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How to mess with the PlayStation Classic's hidden settings using only a USB keyboard
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We calculated how many cows HP will murder to make its new leather laptop
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Apple casually slips membranes into new Macbooks to try and fix keyboard issues
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