QWERTYbased

QWERTYbased is a term that refers to a keyboard layout that utilizes the QWERTY arrangement of letters. The QWERTY layout is the most common and widely used keyboard layout for Latin-script alphabets. Its design originated in the early days of typewriters and was developed by Christopher Latham Sholes. The name "QWERTY" is derived from the first six keys on the top left letter row of the keyboard.

The primary reason for the QWERTY layout's prevalence, despite its seemingly inefficient arrangement of common letter pairings, is historical. Early mechanical typewriters had typebars that could jam if frequently used keys were placed too close together. Sholes's design, while possibly not optimized for typing speed, aimed to slow down typists enough to prevent this jamming. As typewriters transitioned to electric models and then to computer keyboards, the QWERTY layout was largely retained due to established user familiarity and manufacturing standards.

While other keyboard layouts exist, such as Dvorak and Colemak, which are designed for increased typing efficiency and ergonomic benefits, QWERTY remains the dominant standard. Most users are accustomed to the QWERTY layout, and the cost and effort of retraining a population to a new system are significant barriers to widespread adoption of alternative layouts. Therefore, "QWERTYbased" simply denotes the use of this ubiquitous keyboard configuration in various contexts, from physical keyboards to virtual ones on touchscreens and in software interfaces.