A
keyboard layout is any specific
mechanical,
visual, or
functional arrangement of the keys, legends, or key-meaning associations (respectively) of a
computer,
typewriter, or other
typographic keyboard.
- Mechanical layout
- The placements and keys of a keyboard.
- Visual layout
- The arrangement of the legends (labels, markings, engravings) that appear on the keys of a keyboard.
- Functional layout
- The arrangement of the key-meaning associations, determined in software, of all the keys of a keyboard.