1. A dynamic keyboard terminal system comprising a memory means for storing a data base comprising information concerning symbols and keyboard images, wherein said symbol information includes at least a symbol code for identifying said symbol and symbol description information describing said symbol, said description information including at least information defining a symbol configuration or information defining an action associated with said symbol and wherein said keyboard information includes at least a description of the keys involved in said keyboard image, each said key description including at least the location of the key, the appearance of the key, and the symbol code associated with the key; input means comprising a panel means having a keyboard image and a plurality of touch-sensitive locations which can be activated by a user in a manner such that selected combinations of activated touch-sensitive locations corresponding to symbols available in said data base can provide information concerning the modification of previously available symbols and keyboard images or the creation of new symbols and keyboard images; logic means, responsive to the information concerning said modified or new symbols and keyboard images, for storing said information in said data base; means for displaying a selected one of said keyboard images in alignment with said panel means so tht one or more selected touch-sensitive locations are associated with each of the keys of the currently displayed keyboard image; accessing means, responsive to the selective activation of a key by a user, for accessing stored information concerning a selected symbol associated with said activated key or received symbol code; and further means, responsive to the accessed information, for displaying the configuration of said symbol and performing the associated action of said symbol.
8. A system in accordance with claim 1 wherein said accessing means further includes means for identifying touched locations of a currently displayed keyboard image which are not defined as keys, said non-key locations being capable of use as arguments for actions to be performed in association with symbols corresponding to selected touch keys of a currently displayed keyboard image.