QWERTY

[ kwur-tee, kwer- ]

/ ˈkwɜr ti, ˈkwɛr- /

adjective

of or relating 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.

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Origin of QWERTY

First recorded in 1925–30

British Dictionary definitions for qwerty

qwerty

QWERTY keyboard

/ (ˈkwɜːtɪ) /

noun

the standard English language typewriter keyboard layout with the characters q, w, e, r, t, and y positioned on the top row of alphabetic characters at the left side of the keyboard

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