qwerty
Typical typing arrangement
Qwerty describes the standard keyboard layout used in English-speaking countries, named for the first six letters of the top row.
The arrangement dates to early typewriters and persists despite arguments that other layouts might be more efficient.
A qwerty keyboard, qwerty layout.
Often capitalized.
Mechanical printing keyboard
- RemingtonAmerican arms manufacturer
- DvorakAlternative keyboard arrangement
- home rowKeyboard's central letter strip
- alphabeticRelating to letters
mechanical · patent · universal · default · configuration · standard · arrangement · keys
Typing without watching keys
- hunt-and-peckVisual, slow keyboard technique
- accuracyDegree of correctness
- fingersAppendages of the hand
- muscle memoryAutomatic physical skill retention
proficiency · dexterity · keyboarding · typist · transcription · data entry · practice · training
Array of input keys
Wrist's nerve passageway
- wrist restPadded typing support
- repetitive strainDamage from repeated movement
- postureBody position, alignment
- RSIChronic motion damage
typewriter
Mechanical printing keyboard
- RemingtonAmerican arms manufacturer
- DvorakAlternative keyboard arrangement
- home rowKeyboard's central letter strip
alphabetic · mechanical · patent · universal · default · configuration · standard · arrangement · keys · layout design
touch typing
Typing without watching keys
- hunt-and-peckVisual, slow keyboard technique
- accuracyDegree of correctness
- fingersAppendages of the hand
muscle memory · proficiency · dexterity · keyboarding · typist · transcription · data entry · practice · training · finger placement
keyboard
Array of input keys
carpal tunnel
Wrist's nerve passageway
- wrist restPadded typing support
- repetitive strainDamage from repeated movement
- postureBody position, alignment
- Scrabble Wordsaa, ax, em, en, er
- Typewriterstypewriter, carriage, platen, typebar, ink ribbon