Meaning

1 senses
  1. A key on a personal computer or terminal keyboard used in combination to modify the function of other keys.

    Strg-Taste, Steuerungstaste, Control-Taste

    контро́льkontrólʹ, кла́виша контро́льkláviša kontrólʹ

    (computer science) the key on a computer keyboard that is used (in combination with some other key) to type control characters

Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
computing: a key on a keyboard:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
computing: a key on a keyboard:

Origin

First use appears c. 1978 in the publication Practical Computing.

First use appears c. 1978 in the publication Practical Computing.

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Forms

plural: control keys
Singularcontrol key
Pluralcontrol keys

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Ctrl
Close in meaning
  • (computer science) the key on a computer keyboard that is used (in combination with some other key) to type control characters:command key

Word family

5 related words

See also

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