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backspaces

noun

Meaning

  1. The key on a typewriter that moves the head one position backwards.
  2. A keyboard key used for removing a character behind the cursor, and moving the cursor one position backwards.
  3. The non-printable text character representing a backspace.
  4. To remove a character behind a cursor.
  5. To move a magnetic tape to a previous block.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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