Qwerty
Typing arrangement name
Qwerty refers to the standard keyboard layout for English-language typing, named for the first six letters in the top row.
The arrangement dates to early typewriters and persists despite claims that alternative layouts like Dvorak are more efficient.
As an adjective, it describes this layout: a qwerty keyboard.
Sometimes styled QWERTY.
Spatial arrangement of elements
- typewriterMechanical printing keyboard
- keysLock-operating instruments
- DvorakAlternative keyboard arrangement
- arrangementOrdered configuration or agreement
touch-typing · keyboard · standard · alphanumeric · input · characters · letters · configuration
American arms manufacturer
- 1873A calendar year
- patentObvious; inventor's monopoly
- typewriterMechanical printing keyboard
- inventionNew device or method
jamming · mechanism · design · telegraph · Milwaukee · nineteenth-century · typebar · commercialization
Alternative keyboard arrangement
- alternativeAnother available choice
- ergonomicsStudy of work efficiency
- reformImprove by correcting faults
- optimizationMaximizing efficiency or performance
speed · fatigue · criticism · outdated · legacy · habit · resistance · relearning
layout
Spatial arrangement of elements
- typewriterMechanical printing keyboard
- keysLock-operating instruments
- DvorakAlternative keyboard arrangement
arrangement · touch-typing · keyboard · standard · alphanumeric · input · characters · letters · configuration · mechanical
Remington
American arms manufacturer
- 1873A calendar year
- patentObvious; inventor's monopoly
- typewriterMechanical printing keyboard
invention · jamming · mechanism · design · telegraph · Milwaukee · nineteenth-century · typebar · commercialization · legacy
Dvorak
Alternative keyboard arrangement
- alternativeAnother available choice
- ergonomicsStudy of work efficiency
- reformImprove by correcting faults
optimization · speed · fatigue · criticism · outdated · legacy · habit · resistance · relearning · productivity