Backspace Common

Backspace has 4 different meanings across 2 categories:

Definitions

Noun

1

the typewriter key used for back spacing

backspace key backspace backspacer

2

The key on a typewriter that moves the head one position backwards.

Verb

1

hit the backspace key on a computer or typewriter keyboard

"To erase, you must backspace"

backspace

2

To remove a character behind a cursor.

See Also

typewriter head removing cursor rubout block character magnetic

Related Terms

typewriter head removing cursor rubout block character magnetic keyboard previous position backspacer text tape backwards backspaces backspacing key

Broader Terms (hypernyms)

key type

Rhyming Words

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