Device
Device noun - A clever often underhanded means to achieve an end.
Keyboard
Keyboard noun - Device consisting of a set of keys on a piano or organ or typewriter or typesetting machine or computer or the like.
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Synonyms for Keyboard
Device and keyboard are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Device" instead a noun "Keyboard".
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Both words in one sentence
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They're on a mobile phone, game console or other device, and do not have a full keyboard to type on.
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Keyboard: It was natural for PC gaming to use the keyboard as a controller, since it was already the standard input device.
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The introduction of Windows 3.0 and everything being full GUI-based meant that the mouse had a greater role to play as an input device, as navigation was much more difficult with the keyboard when you have multiple programs open (something not really possible without Windows).
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