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<p>QWERTY is a <a href="/facts/Keyboard_layout/6aYkBXuK">keyboard layout</a> for <a href="/facts/Latin-script_alphabet/0JFUQXCX">Latin-script alphabets</a>. The name comes from the order of the first six <a href="/facts/Computer_keyboard_keys/MczF9LIS">keys</a> on the top letter row of the keyboard: QWERTY. The QWERTY design is based on a layout included in the <a href="/facts/Sholes_and_Glidden_typewriter/R2gdVUPs">Sholes and Glidden typewriter</a> sold via <a href="/facts/E._Remington_and_Sons/FRATQAEN">E. Remington and Sons</a> from 1874. QWERTY became popular with the success of the Remington No. 2 of 1878 and remains in ubiquitous use. </p>