QWERTY: Meaning and Definition of

QWERTY

Pronunciation: (kwûr'tē, kwer'-), [key]
— adj.
  1. of or pertaining to a keyboard having the keys in traditional typewriter arrangement, with the letters q, w, e, r, t, and y being the first six of the top row of alphabetic characters, starting from the left side. Cf.See illus. under
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