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The keys on Sinclair ZX Spectrum computers were "rubber dome keys" which were sometimes described as "dead flesh", while the "American" version of the Timex Sinclair 2068 was described as having "chiclet keys".
The term has also been used more recently to describe several popular low-profile, low-travel keyboards. These keyboards have small, flat, squarish keys that are separated from each other by some space on the baseplate they protrude from - a feature common to the old chiclet keyboards. They are not chiclets in the earlier sense, however, as they do not use a rubber membrane or directly moulded hard key tops as the keys themselves and instead use a more modern technology.
Read more about this topic: Chiclet Keyboard
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