Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chiclet keyboard

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.50 in modern English

Syllables: chi-clet key-board
IPA

32

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

3

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various early computer keyboards having an array of small, flat rectangular or lozenge-shaped rubber or plastic keys.

Informal

Example Sentences

"At the best of times it's difficult to type on a chiclet keyboard."
"The chiclet keyboard and single-line LED display do not permit rapid data entry and text editing..."
"[…] clamshell-like devices with a tiny chiclet keyboard, a stylus for selecting and pointing, and a black-and-white Windows 95-like user interface."

Etymology

From Chiclets (itself from chicle), a brand of chewing gum bearing some resemblance to the keys.

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

chiclet keyboards (plural)

Questions

What does chiclet keyboard mean?: Any of various early computer keyboards having an array of small, flat rectangular or lozenge-shaped rubber or plastic keys.
Where does chiclet keyboard come from?: From Chiclets (itself from chicle), a brand of chewing gum bearing some resemblance to the keys.

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