keyboard-driven
Operated by typing
Keyboard-driven describes software or interfaces designed to be operated primarily through keystrokes rather than mouse clicks or touch.
Power users often prefer keyboard-driven applications for speed: Vim is entirely keyboard-driven.
The term implies efficiency—hands stay on the keyboard rather than moving between input devices.
Quicker methods or paths
- hotkeysKeyboard command combinations
- commandsAuthoritative orders given
- efficiencyProductive without waste
- typingEntering text via keyboard
navigation · macros · keybindings · mouseless · vim · terminal · CLI · command-line
Conveyed through writing
- cursesSworn oaths or hexes
- consoleComfort in distress
- promptIncite to action
- autocompleteSoftware-suggested text completion
Converts display to audio
- assistiveProviding help or aid
- RSIChronic motion damage
- ergonomicDesigned for bodily efficiency
- adaptiveAble to change accordingly
hands-free · eye-strain · JAWS
shortcuts
Quicker methods or paths
- hotkeysKeyboard command combinations
- commandsAuthoritative orders given
- efficiencyProductive without waste
typing · navigation · macros · keybindings · mouseless · vim · terminal · CLI · command-line · productivity
text-based
Conveyed through writing
autocomplete · launcher · Alfred · Spotlight · shell · buffer
screen-reader
Converts display to audio
adaptive · hands-free · eye-strain · JAWS
WASD
PC gaming directional input
mechanical · switches · actuation · ghosting · rollover · competitive · speedrun · hotbar · modifier · MMO
keyboard-drivengraphical
Relating to pictures
menu-driven · drag-and-drop · visual · WIMP · what-you-see-is-what-you-get
keyboard, keyed, keying, keyhole, keystone, keynote, keypad, board, boards