keeb

English

Noun

keeb (plural keebs)

1. (computing, slang) Clipping of keyboard.

   Just finished building my first keeb; how does it look?

   • 2020 July 23, Kristina Panos, “Ergo Keyboard Build Issue Becomes Crystal Clear”, in Hackaday‎^[1], archived from the original on 2022-10-25:

     He decided it was time to slip into something bit more ergonomic and settled on building an Iris — a small split keeb with an ortholinear (non-staggered) key arrangement.

   • 2021 August 6, Florence Ion, “It's Time to Clean Your Disgusting Mechanical Keyboard”, in Gizmodo‎^[2], archived from the original on 2022-12-05:

     And now that I’m into mechanical keyboards, including customizing them, I’ve had to craft a cleaning routine to ensure every keeb in my vicinity is always ready for its closeup.

   • 2022 April 19, Dave James, “Mountain Everest 60 gaming keyboard review”, in PC Gamer‎^[3], archived from the original on 2023-01-02:

     The key benefit of a smaller keeb is that your mouse and WSAD hands are closer together, and switching the numpad to the left means you still get to use the extra buttons and the extra desktop real estate for your gaming rodent.

   • 2022 September 13, Reece Bithrey, “Nab a popular 60% mechanical keyboard for under £65 on Amazon right now”, in Eurogamer‎^[4], archived from the original on 2022-09-13:

     The keeb has been knocked down to very near its lowest price yet, with it running you £63.99 at the moment, providing a 20 percent discount on the £79.99 list price, and for it, you're getting a rather capable keyboard, it must be said.

Usage notes

• Generally associated with the keyboard enthusiast community.