Folio keyboard

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A folio keyboard is a type of tablet keyboard that can act as a protective cover for its host device. "Folio" refers to how such keyboards may look, as a tablet with such a keyboard attached resembles opening a book when the user wants to use it. Folio-style keyboards may be designed to act as a stand for its host tablet if it lacks its own integrated stand, potentially having groves for a tablet to stay upright on (and at various, different angles if there are more than one). Connectivity can vary as folio-style keyboards can attach to their host tablet magnetically or by being its cradle, and they communicate via a USB interface, Bluetooth, or 2.4GHz wireless. Folio-style keyboards may also have Pogo pins to facilitate a USB connection or charge the keyboard if it's wireless. Lenovo has made extensive use of folio-style keyboards for various Precision-era ThinkPad-branded tablets such as the original Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet, all three Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Tablet generations, and the Lenovo ThinkPad X12 Detachable Gen 1.

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