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| accordion |
a musical instrument with a keyboard that is small enough to carry. An accordion is played by pressing the keys and squeezing the bellows to force air through metal reeds. |
| command |
an instruction given to a computer using the keyboard. [1/7 definitions] |
| keyboard |
A keyboard is something you use when you type on a computer or play an instrument like a piano. A keyboard is made up of things called keys that you push down with your fingers to type a letter or play a note. On a piano, some of the keys are black, and some are white. |
| organ |
a musical instrument with a keyboard. It is played by pressing keys attached to a device that forces air through pipes. [2/3 definitions] |
| piano1 |
a musical instrument with a keyboard and many wire strings. A piano is played by pressing keys that cause small hammers to strike the strings. |
| pop2 |
(informal) Pop is a kind of modern music. It usually has a steady beat and is pretty easy to sing along with or dance to for fun. It is usually played with guitars, drums, and keyboard instruments, and sometimes instruments like violins play along also. Very often there is singing in this kind of music. [1/2 definitions] |
| system unit |
The main part of a computer is called the system unit. Things inside the system unit let you do all the things you can do with the other parts of the computer, such as the keyboard and the mouse. |
| terminal |
a monitor and keyboard connected to a computer. [1/5 definitions] |
| type |
to write using a computer or other device with a keyboard. [1/5 definitions] |
| upright |
a piano with strings vertical to the keyboard. [1/6 definitions] |
| word processing |
Word processing is what a computer does when it creates text from the things you type on your computer keyboard. A program for word processing allows words to appear on the screen and also lets you do things like cut and paste pieces of text, delete things you don't want, and decide things like how large you want your letters to look. |
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