Backspace

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  • intransitive verb. undefined
  • intransitive verb. To move an onscreen cursor one character to the left, typically deleting the character that is there, by pressing the backspace key.
  • intransitive verb. To move a typewriter carriage back one space by striking the backspace key.
  • noun. The backspace key.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • intransitive verb. In typing text, to press the backspace key so as to reposition the carriage or cursor on the previous space.
  • noun. The key on a typewriter or other keyboard used for back spacing.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The key on a typewriter that moves the head one position backwards.
  • noun. A keyboard key used for removing a character behind the cursor, and moving the cursor one position backwards.
  • verb. To remove a character behind a cursor.
  • verb. To move a magnetic tape to a previous block.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. the typewriter key used for back spacing
  • verb. hit the backspace key on a computer or typewriter keyboard
    • Word Usage
    "* backspace, backspace* wait ... where the hell did i think was?"
    Equivalent
    backspacer  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    key  type  typewrite  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    'start'  baju  chat-room  clickable  doors'  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    backspace key  
    verb-form
    backspaced  backspaces  backspacing  
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