| 释义 |
QWERT, QWERTY, qwerty|kwɜːt, kwɜːtɪ|
Part of the series of letters that label the first row of letter keys on typewriters in English-speaking countries; also qwert yuiop, the full series in that row. Also (in form qwerty) used attrib. or as adj. to designate a keyboard or machine that incorporates this type of non-alphabetical lay-out.
1929Times Lit. Suppl. 11 July 552/2 The ‘qwerty’ keyboard appears first on the Yost in 1887. 1961Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 5 June (heading) ‘QWERTS’ girls are in demand. 1962Which? Dec. 356/2 The keyboards of all the machines were laid out in the traditional—and irrational—pattern, sometimes called ‘qwert yuiop’, which gives the left hand a lot of work to do, and its little finger too big a share of that. 1967Crescendo Dec. 15/1 As soon as I had the virgin sheet of paper threaded into my type-writer I discovered that I was at peace with the world. Not a single hostile thought came to mind. I wrote QWERT a couple of times and gazed at my brain⁓child. 1975Nature 16 Oct. 556/1 Input is usually by Qwerty keyboard, either direct entry or off-line, using punched tape. 1976Times 9 Nov. 16/7 Mutterings..are to be heard among non-French secretaries employed by the European Commission in Brussels over plans to introduce a standardized typewriter based on the French AZERTY keyboard... The Commission..points out that if English QWERTY machines had been chosen..this decision would have been just as open to accusations of discrimination. Germans..operate QWERTZ machines, while Italians..prefer QZERTY. |