What does clavier in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word clavier in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use clavier in French.

The word clavier in French means keyboard, keyboard, keyboard, piano accordion, computer keyboard, keyboard shortcut. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word clavier

keyboard

nom masculin (Informatique : ensemble des touches d'un ordinateur) (computing)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il a choisi un clavier ergonomique.
He chose an ergonomic keyboard.

keyboard

nom masculin (Musique : ensemble des touches) (music)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Distraitement, la petite fille laissait traîner ses doigts sur le clavier de son piano. Mon synthétiseur a un clavier de 58 touches.
The little girl let her fingers wander absent-mindedly over the keys of her piano.

keyboard

nom masculin (Musique : instrument) (musical instrument: sometimes plural)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Dans ce groupe, mon copain est à la guitare et mon frère au clavier. En concert, je prends juste un clavier, pas un vrai piano trop lourd à déplacer !
In the band, my friend plays guitar and my brother is on keyboards. When performing live, I only take a keyboard, not an actual piano, which would be too heavy to move around!

piano accordion

nom masculin (type d'accordéon) (music)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

computer keyboard

nom masculin (périphérique d'entrée à touches) (hardware)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
On utilise un clavier d'ordinateur pour taper un texte.

keyboard shortcut

nom masculin (informatique : combinaison de touches) (Computing)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les raccourcis clavier permettent de se passer de la souris.

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