keylayoutfile
nounUK /ˈkiː leɪ.aʊt faɪl/
US /ˈki leɪ.aʊt faɪl/
A computer file that tells the keyboard which letter or symbol each key makes.
She opened the keylayoutfile to change her keyboard from English to French.
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2. A settings file that stores how keys are arranged on a device.
The phone's keylayoutfile decides where the numbers appear.
3. A file used by an operating system to load a typing layout at startup.
The system reads the keylayoutfile when it boots up.
4. A text file that maps physical keys to characters for a language.
He edited the keylayoutfile so the accent keys worked correctly.