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JCUKEN (Wikipedia)
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- What it is
- The English Wikipedia article on JCUKEN, the Russian keyboard layout used on computers and typewriters, with its history from the JIUKEN layout and its Microsoft and Apple versions.
- How much weight it carries
- An open encyclopedia article with citations to Soviet and Russian standards (GOST). Good for an overview of the layout's history, but check the cited standards before quoting dates in print, and treat its wording as a summary rather than a primary record.
Facts taken from this source
- Wikipedia says that JCUKEN is the main keyboard layout for the Russian language on computers and typewriters.
“is the main keyboard layout for the Russian language in computers and typewriters” (Lead section)
- Wikipedia says that alternative Russian phonetic layouts map Cyrillic letters to similar-sounding Latin letters on QWERTY and other layouts.
“in which Cyrillic letters correspond to similar-sounding Latin letters in QWERTY and other layouts” (Lead section)
- Wikipedia says that the JIUKEN layout was the main Russian layout before it was replaced by JCUKEN in 1953.
“the JIUKEN (ЙІУКЕН) layout was the main layout, but it was replaced by JCUKEN in 1953” (Lead section and JCUKEN, from typewriter to computer)