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näppäillä — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • key noun A shaped piece of metal used to open or lock a particular lock.
  • keyboard noun The set of keys used to type on a computer or typewriter.
  • pluck verb To pull something out or off with a quick, sharp motion.
  • pop verb To make a sudden sharp sound, especially from bursting.
  • twang noun A sharp, ringing sound made by a tight string being plucked and released, such as a bowstring or guitar string.
  • type noun A category or class of things that share particular features.

Senses

näppäillä is used for these senses in English:

  • key (computing) (more usually to key in) To enter (information) by typing on a keyboard or keypad.
  • keyboard (intransitive) To type on a computer keyboard.
  • pluck (transitive, music) To play (a single string on a musical instrument) by pulling and then releasing it, such as on a guitar.
  • pop (transitive, slang) To swallow or consume (especially a tablet of a drug, sometimes extended to other small items such as sweets or candy).
  • twang (music) To play a stringed musical instrument by plucking and snapping.
  • type To enter text or commands into a computer using a keyboard.

key — full definition

  1. noun A shaped piece of metal used to open or lock a particular lock.
  2. noun The single most important factor or step needed to achieve something.
  3. noun One of the buttons pressed to type on a keyboard or play a musical instrument.
  4. noun A short guide listing what the symbols, colours, or abbreviations on a map, chart, or test mean.
  5. noun In music, the set of related notes a piece is built around, giving it its overall tonal centre.

keyboard — full definition

  1. noun The set of keys used to type on a computer or typewriter.
  2. noun An electronic musical instrument played with piano-like keys.
  3. verb To type something using a computer keyboard.

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