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dead key

noun

  1. a key on the keyboard of a typewriter which does not automatically advance the carriage when depressed
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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In another hall, the piano had a dead key, and a message: “I tried to fix that note but I couldn’t. Try not to use it too much.â€

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That includes new rules meant to ensure criminals cannot obtain urgently needed federal assistance in the names of real people, including workers, prisoners and even the dead — key ways that fraudsters stole aid during the unprecedented crisis.

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Central characters are long dead; key documents have gone missing or remain classified.

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“I’d give you a eulogy, but I’m also dead,†Key apologized to Peele.

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Typewriting.—If the letters ĉ, Ä, Ä¥, ĵ, Å, Å­, are not on the machine, type the plain letters and add the supersigns afterwards with the pen; most makers, however, supply a machine with the necessary characters, or they can be added to any machine on a "dead key" at the cost of a few shillings.

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