backspace
backspace · backspaces
Backspace, Rücktaste, Rücksetztaste
The key on a typewriter that moves the head one position backwardsThe key on a typewriter that moves the head one position backwards.
/ˈbækˌspeɪs/
Meaning
3 sensesThe key on a typewriter that moves the head one position backwards.
Backspace, Rücktaste, Rücksetztaste
the typewriter key used for back spacing
A keyboard key used for removing a character behind the cursor, and moving the cursor one position backwards.
Backspace, Rücktaste, Rücksetztaste
A non-printable text character representing a backspace.
Translations
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By meaning 1
typewriter key:
Origin
From back + space.From back + space.
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Forms
plural: backspaces| Singular | backspace |
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| Plural | backspaces |
regular
Synonyms
3 synonymsmul:\b
Close in meaning
- the typewriter key used for back spacing:backspace keybackspacer