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John C. Dvorak

A well known author and columnist in the computer and tech world who now co-stars on the world's most listened-to podcast, This Week in Tech, aka TWiT. He has also recently become famous for his stance on spam emails.
"I GET NO SPAM!" -John C. Dvorak
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Dvorak

A typing layout developed in the 1940's and intended to replace the clumsy QWERTY layout, designed in the 19th century to actually slow down typing. The Dvorak layout is far more efficient, allowing a typist to achieve a much faster rate than with QWERTY. There are also one-handed versions of Dvorak, for both the right and left hand.
This is the Dvorak layout:

`~ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 { }
'" ,< .> p y f g c r l /? =+ \|
a o e u i d h t n s -_
;: q j k x b m w v z

Any modern computer can be reconfigured to use the Dvorak layout.
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Dvorakian slip

A typing error which can be perceived to reveal the true feelings of the typist. Like a Freudian slip but caused by the keyboard not the tongue.
Example of a dvorakian slip:
Typing 'The young man was presented with a fag order and told not to talk to the press' instead of 'The young man was presented with a gag order and told not to talk to the press'
by CeeK October 16, 2008
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Dvorak Constant

A measure of insufferable behavior. The constant (DC) is the resulting value where you describe a persons ego or ID as being equal (=), to their ability to listen (I for Input), divided (/) by their ability to bloviate (O for Output times (*) your exposure to that person in seconds (ts). The formula is therefore ID=I/O*ts... get it IDIOTS...?
Trumps Dvorak Constant is almost immeasurable! His DC is reaching absurd levels of stupidity!
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dvorak

A type of keyboard that nobody will ever use.
"Hey bro, can i use your keyboard?"
"Sure!"
"Wth it's in dvorak!"
by aMispronounciation January 14, 2022
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Abby Dvorak

She's the most beautiful girl on the face of the planet. She's pretty, sweet, and is nice to everyone she meets. She loves making friends, but she knows how to throw shade on bitches. If you're an Abby's friend, you can share any secret and tell anything to her. If Abby doesn't like you, she will tell you. She has a pretty ugly boyfriend named Jack, but he makes up for it by being an absolute fucking tank. He loves her more than anything else in this world, and that's because he is the luckiest guy in the world. Abby is the most beautiful girl in the world, but sometimes she needs to be told that and reassured. She is always going to be loved, and she always is giving love. Abby can also be used as a synonym for beautiful, or sexy. i.e. (Ab-I-Gail)
by Jackhole man June 29, 2017
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Dvorak

Technically the best keyboard. However, no one ever bothers to use it because QWERTY is a much more fun word.
I know a Dvorak keyboard would speed up my typing, but QWERTY... it just sounds so much cooler! I mean, Dvorak? How do you even pronounce that?
by Weird stuff like that June 29, 2012
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