English Explanatory Dictionary

butterfly keyboard

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A kind of computer keyboard consisting of two separate halves, intended to facilitate typing with two hands.
  2. A kind of computer keyboard where each key is activated by means of a scissor switch.

Word forms

butterfly keyboard butterfly keyboards

Etymology

* (keyboard with separate halves): From the resemblance to a butterfly with outstretched wings. * (keyboard with scissor switches): From the approximate resemblance of each (X-shaped) switch to a butterfly.

Translations

Finnish: perhosnäppäimistö
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