QWERTYadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈkwəːti/, U.S.

/ˈkwərdi/

Forms: 1900s– QWERTY, 1900s– Qwerty, 1900s– qwerty.

Origin: Formed within English, as an acronym.

Etymology: < the first six letters on the top row of letter keys on a standard English-language typewriter keyboard, Q W E R T Y. Compare earlier qwertyuiop n.A typewriter with this design of keyboard was patented by Christopher L. Sholes, U.S. newspaper editor, in 1878 ( U.S. Patent 207,559). The arrangement of the keys is illustrated in the patent, but is not claimed in it. Sholes and others had invented a typewriter in 1867 ( U.S. Patent 79,265), and it was found that when typing at speed the keys often jammed. It was suggested that this could be avoided if the keys were repositioned so that those which were often struck successively were separated on the keyboard. This led to the design of keyboard in Sholes' 1878 patent. Early instances of the use of this string of letters include some (as quot. 1897) where it represents nonsense, and others where it appears to be a typist's or editor's mistake (apparently intended as a placeholder for material yet to be supplied) that has accidentally got into print:1897 Broad Ax (Salt Lake City, Utah) 20 Nov. 3/2 Reed sat down to the typewriter and gave to Bourke the following interesting opinion... —x—qwerty sxbbbbmnhtg?!!* .**3z77-7-11.1924 Iowa City Press-Citizen 2 Sept. 4/4 [At the end of a news item.] In the event the prisoner was released on bail. There was no insurance. QWERTY.1924 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 11 Sept. 14/3 Announcement—The next guest for Conning Tower will be Qwerty.

A. adj.

Designating the standard English-language typewriter keyboard, of which the first six keys on the top row of letter keys are Q W E R T Y (also applied to equivalent keyboards on other devices); designating this sequence of letters; employing or relating to this sequence. Cf. qwertyuiop adj.

1929 Times Lit. Suppl. 11 July 552/2 The ‘qwerty’ keyboard appears first on the Yost in 1887.

1975 Nature 16 Oct. 556/1 Input is usually by Qwerty keyboard, either direct entry or off-line, using punched tape.

1985 Personal Computer World Feb. 145/2 The MZ-800..has an identical 69-key keyboard which features a standard qwerty layout.

2002 P. Baines & A. Haslam Type & Typogr. iv. 78/1 The keyboard itself was in the familiar qwerty pattern, now known as universal.

2006 Chicago Sun-Times (Nexis) 21 July 49 The company in the second quarter launched the Q, a super-thin qwerty e-mail device aimed at the BlackBerry market.

B. n.

The qwerty sequence of letters on a keyboard. Hence: a keyboard of this design; a typewriter, computer, etc., having such a keyboard. Cf. qwertyuiop n.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > printing > typing > typewriter > [noun] > set of keys > series

qwertyuiop1910

QWERTY1930

shrdlu1943

1930 N.Y. Times 13 May 25/6 Qwerty... Typing my rhymes.

1955 Statesville (N. Carolina) Record & Landmark 13 May 10/2 The signature is the first six letters of the standard typewriter keyboard— qwerty.

1981 Winnipeg Free Press 4 May 39/5 There were so many Qwertys around that the change just wasn't possible.

1991 S. J. Gould Bully for Brontosaurus iv. 62 The irrationality of placement for letters on the standard keyboard—called qwerty..in honor of the first six letters on the top letter row.

2002 Slate Mag. (Nexis) 5 Feb. Nearly everyone learns to type on Qwertys, and a whole infrastructure from books to tutors depends on that system.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	qwerty
释义	QWERTYadj.n. Brit. /ˈkwəːti/, U.S. /ˈkwərdi/ Forms: 1900s– QWERTY, 1900s– Qwerty, 1900s– qwerty. Origin: Formed within English, as an acronym. Etymology: < the first six letters on the top row of letter keys on a standard English-language typewriter keyboard, Q W E R T Y. Compare earlier qwertyuiop n.A typewriter with this design of keyboard was patented by Christopher L. Sholes, U.S. newspaper editor, in 1878 ( U.S. Patent 207,559). The arrangement of the keys is illustrated in the patent, but is not claimed in it. Sholes and others had invented a typewriter in 1867 ( U.S. Patent 79,265), and it was found that when typing at speed the keys often jammed. It was suggested that this could be avoided if the keys were repositioned so that those which were often struck successively were separated on the keyboard. This led to the design of keyboard in Sholes' 1878 patent. Early instances of the use of this string of letters include some (as quot. 1897) where it represents nonsense, and others where it appears to be a typist's or editor's mistake (apparently intended as a placeholder for material yet to be supplied) that has accidentally got into print:1897 Broad Ax (Salt Lake City, Utah) 20 Nov. 3/2 Reed sat down to the typewriter and gave to Bourke the following interesting opinion... —x—qwerty sxbbbbmnhtg?!!* .*3z77-7-11.1924 Iowa City Press-Citizen* 2 Sept. 4/4 [At the end of a news item.] In the event the prisoner was released on bail. There was no insurance. QWERTY.1924 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 11 Sept. 14/3 Announcement—The next guest for Conning Tower will be Qwerty. A. adj. Designating the standard English-language typewriter keyboard, of which the first six keys on the top row of letter keys are Q W E R T Y (also applied to equivalent keyboards on other devices); designating this sequence of letters; employing or relating to this sequence. Cf. qwertyuiop adj. Π 1929 Times Lit. Suppl. 11 July 552/2 The ‘qwerty’ keyboard appears first on the Yost in 1887. 1975 Nature 16 Oct. 556/1 Input is usually by Qwerty keyboard, either direct entry or off-line, using punched tape. 1985 Personal Computer World Feb. 145/2 The MZ-800..has an identical 69-key keyboard which features a standard qwerty layout. 2002 P. Baines & A. Haslam Type & Typogr. iv. 78/1 The keyboard itself was in the familiar qwerty pattern, now known as universal. 2006 Chicago Sun-Times (Nexis) 21 July 49 The company in the second quarter launched the Q, a super-thin qwerty e-mail device aimed at the BlackBerry market. B. n. The qwerty sequence of letters on a keyboard. Hence: a keyboard of this design; a typewriter, computer, etc., having such a keyboard. Cf. qwertyuiop n. ΘΚΠ society > communication > printing > typing > typewriter > [noun] > set of keys > series qwertyuiop1910 QWERTY1930 shrdlu1943 1930 N.Y. Times 13 May 25/6 Qwerty... Typing my rhymes. 1955 Statesville (N. Carolina) Record & Landmark 13 May 10/2 The signature is the first six letters of the standard typewriter keyboard— qwerty. 1981 Winnipeg Free Press 4 May 39/5 There were so many Qwertys around that the change just wasn't possible. 1991 S. J. Gould Bully for Brontosaurus iv. 62 The irrationality of placement for letters on the standard keyboard—called qwerty..in honor of the first six letters on the top letter row. 2002 Slate Mag. (Nexis) 5 Feb. Nearly everyone learns to type on Qwertys, and a whole infrastructure from books to tutors depends on that system. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1929
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