Word info

keyset

Noun

Meaning

(computing, telegraphy) An input device whose few keys can be pressed in many combinations, often simultaneously, to enter different commands or characters.

(computing, databases) A set of keys (unique identifiers) used to distinguish the rows of data being traversed by a cursor.

(rare) A collection of keys on a typewriter or keyboard.
This typewriter has a numeric keyset to the right of the standard alphanumeric keyset.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

In the 1970s the funding Engelbart's group received from the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) was cut and many key members of Engelbart's team went to work for Xerox PARC where they continued to experiment with the mouse and keyset. Source: Internet

Users in Engelbart's Augmentation Research Center at SRI became proficient with the mouse and keyset. Source: Internet

Engelbart used the keyset with his left hand and the mouse with his right to type text and enter commands. Source: Internet

See also the on-screen virtual keyset at Teague Labs. citation. Source: Internet

Since Engelbart introduced the keyset, several different designs have been developed based on similar concepts. Source: Internet

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