Dvorak

See also: Dvořák

Contents

EnglishEdit

EtymologyEdit

Named after the American inventor August Dvorak.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /dɨˈvɔːɹæk/

• Audio (US)

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AdjectiveEdit

Dvorak (not comparable)

1. Describing an optimized keyboard layout in which the alphabet is arranged in the order PYFGCRL on the top row, AOEUIDHTNS on the middle, or home, row, and QJKXBMWVZ on the bottom row, thus placing the letters most frequently used in the home row. Many variants on Dvorak layouts also exist, including keyboards for right-hand-only and left-hand-only-typists.

   Dvorak keyboard

See alsoEdit

• azerty
• qwerty
• qwertz