"butterfly keyboard" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: butterfly keyboards [plural]
Etymology: * (keyboard with separate halves): From the resemblance to a butterfly with outstretched wings. * (keyboard with scissor switches): From the approximately resemblance of each (X-shaped) switch to a butterfly. Etymology templates: {{sense|keyboard with separate halves}} (keyboard with separate halves):, {{sense|keyboard with scissor switches}} (keyboard with scissor switches): Head templates: {{en-noun}} butterfly keyboard (plural butterfly keyboards)
  1. (computing) A kind of computer keyboard consisting of two separate halves, intended to facilitate typing with two hands. Categories (topical): Computing, Typing keyboards
    Sense id: en-butterfly_keyboard-en-noun-EvZERu7D Disambiguation of Typing keyboards: 55 45 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 55 45 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 51 49 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  2. (computing) A kind of computer keyboard where each key is activated by means of a scissor switch. Categories (topical): Computing, Typing keyboards
    Sense id: en-butterfly_keyboard-en-noun-10xqkqTj Disambiguation of Typing keyboards: 55 45 Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 55 45 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 51 49 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (type of computer keyboard): perhosnäppäimistö (Finnish)
Disambiguation of 'type of computer keyboard': 51 49

Inflected forms

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