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Chiclet keyboard - Definition and Overview |
| Related Words: Choir, Console, Echo, Fingerboard, Great, Keys, Linotype, Manual, Monotype, Pedals, Solo, Stereotype |
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A chiclet keyboard is a computer keyboard built with an array of small, flat rectangular or lozenge-shaped rubber or plastic keys that look like erasers or pieces of chewing gum. The term comes from "Chiclets," the brand name of a variety of chewing gum.
Vendors unanimously liked the chiclet keyboard because it was cheap to produce, and many early home, portable and laptop computers were launched with it. However, consumers rejected it with almost equal unanimity. After 1985, chiclet keyboards were not often seen other than on some digital calculator watches, small handheld calculators, and cheap, nonexpandable PDAs.
List of home computers with variations of chiclet keyboards
See also: membrane keyboard
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Example Usage of keyboard |
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GINAluvsJorDUB: @whispurr LoL getting cobwebs waiting for my hump! on my keyboard that is!! ;) lol |
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shandrab: Google Chrome TIp :: Press Ctrl+J to see a list of files you've downloaded. Learn more keyboard shortcuts. |
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robcolbert: Can also get the Emoji keyboard enabled in http://is.gd/53yML iLikeStar app. Emoji are a standard http://is.gd/53yOU in Unicode. |
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