keyboard-centric application
nounUK /ˈkiːbɔːd ˈsɛntrɪk ˌæplɪˈkeɪʃən/
US /ˈkiˌbɔrd ˈsɛntrɪk ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən/
A computer program you use mostly by typing on the keyboard.
The text editor is a keyboard-centric application, so you can write without touching the mouse.
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2. Software designed so that most tasks can be done with key presses instead of mouse clicks.
Programmers prefer keyboard-centric applications because shortcuts make them faster.
3. An app that puts keyboard input first and treats the mouse as optional.
This keyboard-centric application lets you navigate every menu with arrow keys.
4. A program built around typing commands rather than pointing and clicking.
The old terminal was a keyboard-centric application with no icons at all.