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shift key
noun
- a typewriter key that determines whether characters are printed in upper or lower case and controls the printing of numbers and symbols.
- Computers. a key that performs the same functions as on a typewriter keyboard and also controls other functions, depending on the program:
To print a file, depress the shift key and a function key.
shift key
noun
- a key on a typewriter or computer keyboard used to type capital letters and certain numbers and symbols
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Word History and Origins
Origin of shift key1
First recorded in 1900–05
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Example Sentences
The one you first drew my attention to; the one marked 'Shift key.'
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Look at the top of that key, sir—the one with the words, 'Shift key' on it.
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Oh, little house on the plains, when our typewriter forgets thee, may this shift key lose its function!
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On the other hand, machines like the Smith Premier have no shift key, but a double keyboard.
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It is evident that both the shift-key arrangement and the double keyboard have their particular psychological advantages.
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