alt key
A key on a personal computer or terminal keyboard used in combination to alter the…A key on a personal computer or terminal keyboard used in combination to alter the function of other keys.
» Please push the Ctrl+Alt+Del key to log on the system.
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1 sensesA key on a personal computer or terminal keyboard used in combination to alter the function of other keys.
Alt-Taste
альтalʹt, кла́виша альтkláviša alʹt
Examples
1 sentencesPlease push the Ctrl+Alt+Del key to log on the system.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
First use appears c. 1964 on the computer keyboard of the PDP-6 TECO.First use appears c. 1964 on the computer keyboard of the PDP-6 TECO.
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