backspace

English

Etymology

From back +‎ spaceCategory:English compound terms#BACKSPACE.

Pronunciation

Noun

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backspace (plural backspaces)Category:English lemmas#BACKSPACECategory:English nouns#BACKSPACECategory:English countable nouns#BACKSPACECategory:English entries with incorrect language header#BACKSPACECategory:Pages with entries#BACKSPACECategory:Pages with 2 entries#BACKSPACE

  1. The key on a typewriter that moves the head one position backwards.
  2. (computingCategory:en:Computing#BACKSPACE) A keyboard key used for removing a character behind the cursor, and moving the cursor one position backwards.
  3. (computingCategory:en:Computing#BACKSPACE) A non-printable text character representing a backspace.
    Synonym: \b

Derived terms

Translations

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Verb

backspace (third-person singular simple present backspaces, present participle backspacing, simple past and past participle backspaced)Category:English lemmas#BACKSPACECategory:English verbs#BACKSPACECategory:English entries with incorrect language header#BACKSPACECategory:Pages with entries#BACKSPACECategory:Pages with 2 entries#BACKSPACE

  1. (computingCategory:en:Computing#BACKSPACE) To remove a character behind a cursor.
  2. (computingCategory:en:Computing#BACKSPACE) To move a magnetic tape to a previous block.

Translations

See also

Category:en:Buttons#BACKSPACE

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from EnglishCategory:Portuguese terms borrowed from English#BACKSPACECategory:Portuguese unadapted borrowings from English#BACKSPACECategory:Portuguese terms derived from English#BACKSPACE backspace.

Noun

backspace m (plural backspaces)Category:Portuguese lemmas#BACKSPACECategory:Portuguese nouns#BACKSPACECategory:Portuguese countable nouns#BACKSPACECategory:Portuguese terms spelled with K#BACKSPACECategory:Portuguese entries with incorrect language header#BACKSPACECategory:Portuguese masculine nouns#BACKSPACECategory:Pages with entries#BACKSPACECategory:Pages with 2 entries#BACKSPACE

  1. backspace (computer key)
Category:pt:Buttons#BACKSPACE
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