etaoin shrdlu

Summary

etaoin shrdlu is a keyboard layout^[1]. It draws 328 Wikipedia views per month (keyboard_layout category, ranking #3 of 16).^[2]

Key Facts

• etaoin shrdlu's image is recorded as Humorous example of etaoin shrdlu.svg^[3].
• etaoin shrdlu's instance of is recorded as keyboard layout^[4].
• etaoin shrdlu's instance of is recorded as string^[5].
• etaoin shrdlu's Commons category is recorded as Etaoin shrdlu^[6].
• etaoin shrdlu's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01c6mg^[7].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for etaoin shrdlu include SHRDLU^[8], a computer program^[9], founded in 1968^[10].

Why It Matters

etaoin shrdlu draws 328 Wikipedia views per month (keyboard_layout category, ranking #3 of 16).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[11]

Entities named for it include SHRDLU^[8], a computer program^[9], founded in 1968^[10].