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backspace
[ bak-speys ]
verb (used without object)
- to shift the carriage or typing element of a typewriter one space backward by depressing a special key.
- Computers. to move the cursor, printhead, etc., toward the beginning of the data.
noun
- the space made by backspacing.
- Also called backspacer,. the labeled key on a typewriter or computer keyboard used for backspacing.
backspace
/ ˈæˌɪ /
verb
- to move a (typewriter carriage) backwards
noun
- a typewriter key that effects such a movement
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of backspace1
Example Sentences
There are a couple finicky layout things that will bother some people: the arrow keys are half-height, and the power button is squeezed in next to the backspace key.
"It's difficult to see over text, and in person you can see the bigger picture. It can be so easy to type your feelings and then just hit backspace."
My only nitpick is that the backspace key is on the small side and very close to the Num Lock key.
Competitors cannot, for example, just type new letters but instead have to use a “backspace” command that deletes several letters in the original string.
“It’s funny. … It’s almost like she’s always been in the backspace for me as a reader,” the Los Angeles-bred writer said.
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