QWERTY

Qwerty is a type of keyboard layout that is used most commonly for the English-language computers and typewriter keyboards. The name of this layout, "Qwerty" comes from the first six characters on the top (alphabet) row of the actual keyboard. Qwerty was based on the layout created by Christopher Sholes in 1868. In early typewriters, fast typing using nearby type-bars made the mechanism jam while typing at speed. Therefore, Sholes re-arranged the layout for the typewriters to prevent jams while typing at speed by separating commonly used letter combination. Also, it allowed the people to type with speed and accuracy for demos when typing "typewriters" by its letters in one row.

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1878 Typewriter Patent Drawing, featuring the QWERTY Keyboard