How could you type words and numbers into a computer without using a keyboard? Dr. Vaughan Pratt of Stanford University created a system called Thumbcode. It's wired to enter letters, numbers, and other symbols into a computer, like a keyboard that fits in the palm of your hand.
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This Keyboard Fits Like a Glove
E. Renee Heiss
Science & Nature
Science Inventions Technology, glove, keyboard, hand
HL
456
B2
English
9781682381830
How could you type words and numbers into a computer without using a keyboard? Dr. Vaughan Pratt of Stanford University created a system called Thumbcode. It's wired to enter letters, numbers, and other symbols into a computer, like a keyboard that fits in the palm of your hand.
Word lists coverage
The word and grammar lists are compiled from commercially available resources and English study websites. They are not intended to be authority. Use at your own discretion.| List | Total | Coverage |
|---|---|---|
| Eiken Grade 1 | 3,105 | 0% |
| Eiken Grade 2 | 866 | 0.23% |
| Eiken Grade 3 | 900 | 6.44% |
| Eiken Grade 4 | 600 | 9.83% |
| Eiken Grade 5 | 600 | 11.17% |
| Eiken Grade Pre1 | 2,868 | 0% |
| Eiken Grade Pre2 | 1,327 | 0.68% |
| Eiken Grade Pre2+ | 1,562 | 1.22% |
| NDL | 875 | 12.69% |
| NGSL 1 to 1,000 | 1,000 | 11.2% |
| NGSL 1,001 to 2,000 | 1,000 | 2.1% |
| NGSL 2,001 to 3,000 | 801 | 0.62% |
| NGSL Supplemental | 52 | 3.85% |
Grammar lists coverage
The word and grammar lists are compiled from commercially available resources and English study websites. They are not intended to be authority. Use at your own discretion.| List | Total | Unique | Coverage | Unique |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eiken Grade Pre1 | 94 | 94 | 0% | 0% |
| Eiken Grade 2 | 123 | 122 | 0% | 0% |
| Eiken Grade Pre2 | 111 | 108 | 0% | 0% |
| Eiken Grade 3 | 48 | 47 | 0% | 0% |
| Eiken Grade 4 | 52 | 49 | 0% | 0% |
| Eiken Grade 5 | 176 | 139 | 0% | 0% |
| A1 | 352 | 316 | 0% | 0% |
| A2 | 949 | 893 | 0% | 0% |
| B1 | 1,126 | 1,106 | 0% | 0% |
| B2 | 775 | 760 | 0% | 0% |
| C1 | 402 | 395 | 0% | 0% |
| C2 | 312 | 308 | 0% | 0% |