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backspace
[ bak-speys ]
verb (used without object)
, back·spaced, back·spac·ing.
- 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
/ ˈbækˌspeɪs /
verb
- to move a (typewriter carriage) backwards
noun
- a typewriter key that effects such a movement
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