"tasto" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tasti [plural]
Etymology: From Italian. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|it|-}} Italian Head templates: {{en-noun|tasti}} tasto (plural tasti)
  1. (music) A key or similar part of a musical instrument that is touched to produce a sound Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-tasto-en-noun-OfHBrbLb Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  2. (computing) key of a keyboard Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-tasto-en-noun-avupWuiR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 71 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 42 2 14 3 2 1 36 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: capotasto, sul tasto, tasto solo

Inflected forms

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