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Word: backspace (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • computing A keyboard key used for removing a character behind the cursor, and moving the cursor one position backwards.
  • The key on a typewriter that moves the head one position backwards.

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Verb:

  • computing To move a magnetic tape to a previous block.
  • computing To remove a character behind a cursor.

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