noun
keyboard, computer keyboard
B1
Tastatur (die) means 'keyboard' or 'computer keyboard', also a musical keyboard. Feminine noun with plural 'Tastaturen'. Declension regular; nominative singular 'die Tastatur', plural 'die Tastaturen'. Common in computing and music contexts; compound word built from 'Taste' (key). Used for typing, playing instruments, and controlling devices.
Examples
Der Redakteur suchte die Ersatz-Tastatur, weil die alte beschädigt war.
The editor looked for the spare keyboard because the old one was damaged.
Die Tastatur meines Laptops ist kaputt.
My laptop's keyboard is broken.
Die Tastatur meines Laptops ist beleuchtet.
My laptop's keyboard is backlit.
Details
Mnemonics
Imagine a flat board full of labeled keys; the whole board is the Tastatur.
Tastatur — think 'taste' + 'tour': a tour of the keys.
Feminine (die): picture a big flat 'board' wearing a ribbon labeled 'die'.
Notes
Tastatur usually refers to a full keyboard (computer or typewriter). Individual keys on a keyboard are called 'Tasten'.