Qwerty
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈkwɜːti/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Qwerty is an adjective meaning Alternative letter-case form of QWERTY.
Meaning
Alternative letter-case form of QWERTY.
Example Sentences
It was the Monotype model D keyboard introduced in 1907 which became the standard for printers, with a "qwerty" typewriter lay and removable keybars which made the keyboard independent of the matrix case arrangement.
The typewriter using separate characters on type bars striking on a cylinder soon dominated the market. Because adjacent striking bars tended to jam when struck rapidly, manufacturers abandoned the alphabetical placement of letters on the keyboard in favor of the left-to-right "qwerty" disposition that takes into account the frequency and sequence of letters in English.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include keyboard, azerty, keyboardable, hunt-and-peck, justified, typewritten.
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