A keyboard translates physical keystrokes into digital character codes sent to a host system. In IT and server environments, keyboards are often integrated into rack-mounted consoles or connected via USB and PS/2 interfaces. They remain the primary tool for command-line administration, coding, and system configuration.
Heard on the job
The server is ignoring remote commands, so we've to hook up a crash cart with a monitor and keyboard to see what's hanging.
Also heard as
- board