Key"board` (?), n. The whole arrangement, or one range, of the keys of an organ, typewriter, etc.

• an area of a device containing a number of keys that can be pressed, such as on a typewriter or a piano. Some specific uses include:
  
• (computing) An electromechanical device with keys affixed to a base used to enter information and interact with a computer.
  
• (music) A component of many instruments including the piano, organ, and harpsichord consisting of usually black and white keys that cause different tones to be produced when struck.
  
• (music) A device with keys of a musical keyboard, used to control electronic sound-producing devices which may be built into or separate from the keyboard device.
  
• to type on a computer keyboard
        Keyboarding is the part of this job I hate the most.