CHICLET KEYBOARD
\t͡ʃˈɪklət kˈiːbɔːd], \tʃˈɪklət kˈiːbɔːd], \tʃ_ˈɪ_k_l_ə_t k_ˈiː_b_ɔː_d]\
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A keyboard with a small, flat rectangularor lozenge-shaped rubber or plastic keys that look like piecesof Chiclets chewing gum. Used especially to describe theoriginal IBM PCjr keyboard. Vendors unanimously liked thesebecause they were cheap, and a lot of early portable andlaptop computers were launched with them. Customersrejected the idea with almost equal unanimity, and chicletsare not often seen on anything larger than a digital watch anymore.
By Denis Howe
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