English

A calculator's rubber chiclet keyboard

Noun

chiclet keyboard ‎(plural chiclet keyboards)

1. (computing, informal) Any of various early computer keyboards having an array of small, flat rectangular or lozenge-shaped rubber or plastic keys.
   • 1984, Popular Mechanics (volume 161, number 2, February 1984)

     At the best of times it's difficult to type on a chiclet keyboard.

   • 1985, Linda Gail Christie, The Simon and Schuster guide to computer peripherals

     The chiclet keyboard and single-line LED display do not permit rapid data entry and text editing...

   • 2002, Paul B Thurrott, Windows XP home networking

     ...clamshell-like devices with a tiny chiclet keyboard, a stylus for selecting and pointing, and a black-and-white Windows 95-like user interface.