"Colemak" meaning in English

See Colemak in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: Blend of Coleman + Dvorak, from the name of its inventor, Shai Coleman, and in reference to the earlier Dvorak keyboard layout. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|Coleman|Dvorak}} Blend of Coleman + Dvorak Head templates: {{en-prop}} Colemak
  1. (computing) A keyboard layout for Latin-script alphabets, somewhat similar to the QWERTY layout, but placing the most frequently used letters of the English language on the home row. Categories (topical): Computing, Typing keyboards

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