Definitions
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- noun The part of a
key (on akeyboard ) that ispressed by theuser , as opposed to anyelectromechanical unitunderneath .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Supporting the keycap is a coiled spring, shaped like a piece of a tiny Slinky, running vertically from the underside of the keycap down to a knob sticking up from the pivot point of a rocking actuator switch.
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Rather than a traditional pickup area, the Misa Digital Guitar has a 8. 4-inch LCD touchpad, as well as 144 "keycap" sensors instead of strings on the neck to ensure high-quality shredding.
PC World 2010
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Each 'keycap' represents a note, similar to fret positions on a traditional guitar but the sound of each one can be varied according to user preference
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Rather than a traditional pickup area, the Misa Digital Guitar has a 8. 4-inch LCD touchpad, as well as 144 "keycap" sensors instead of strings on the neck to ensure high-quality shredding.
PC World 2010
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On the neck of the guitar you will find 144 "keycap" sensors instead of strings.
PC World 2010
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Ten weeks to replace a keyboard with a bust keycap is my experience of them, and I've heard worse from friends who also made the mistake of buying Sony laptops.
ianmcdonald: Ask Livejournal ianmcdonald 2010
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This version was unique because each keycap had the symbols for both switched versions.
The Apple II History, by Steven Weyhrich : Peripherals and the Apple II Abroad 1992
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For example, the "3" key had the "3" and "#" symbols, plus the British pound symbol, making it a bit more crowded than a typical keycap.
The Apple II History, by Steven Weyhrich : Peripherals and the Apple II Abroad 1992
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One user modification was to pop off the RESET keycap and put a rubber washer under it, making it necessary to apply more pressure than usual to do a RESET.
The Apple II History, by Steven Weyhrich : The Apple II Plus 1991
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Apple fixed this twice, once by replacing the spring under the keycap with a stiffer one, and finally by making it necessary to press the CTRL key and the RESET together to make a RESET cycle happen.
The Apple II History, by Steven Weyhrich : The Apple II Plus 1991
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