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chiclet keyboard
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2014-04-26 11:54:15 -04:00
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n. A keyboard with a small, flat rectangular or lozenge-shaped rubber or
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plastic keys that look like pieces of chewing gum. (Chiclets is the brand
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name of a variety of chewing gum that does in fact resemble the keys of
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chiclet keyboards.) Used esp. to describe the original IBM PCjr keyboard.
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Vendors unanimously liked these because they were cheap, and a lot of early
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portable and laptop products got launched using them. Customers rejected the
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idea with almost equal unanimity, and chiclets are not often seen on
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anything larger than a digital watch any more.
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