virtual keyboards
Screen-based text input
A virtual keyboard is an on-screen representation of a keyboard that accepts input through touch or mouse clicks rather than physical key presses.
Smartphones and tablets rely on virtual keyboards, which appear when text entry is needed and disappear otherwise.
The term also covers software keyboards used for accessibility or security purposes: She used the virtual keyboard to avoid keyloggers.
- typingEntering text via keyboard
- touch typingTyping without watching keys
- swipeQuick sliding motion
- touchscreenInput-sensitive display panel
- pressApply force downward
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