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backspace
English
Etymology
back +? space
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?bæk?spe?s/
Noun
backspace (plural backspaces)
- The key on a typewriter that moves the head one position backwards.
- (computing) A keyboard key used for removing a character behind the cursor, and moving the cursor one position backwards.
- (computing) The non-printable text character representing a backspace.
Derived terms
- backspaceable
- backspacer
- destructive backspace
Translations
Verb
backspace (third-person singular simple present backspaces, present participle backspacing, simple past and past participle backspaced)
- (computing) To remove a character behind a cursor.
- (computing) To move a magnetic tape to a previous block.
Translations
Portuguese
Etymology
From English backspace.
Noun
backspace m (plural backspaces)
- backspace (computer key)
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backspaceable
English
Etymology
backspace +? -able
Adjective
backspaceable (not comparable)
- (computing, rare) Supporting a backspace function.
- 1992, "Joseph M. Newcomer", ASCII (on newsgroup alt.folklore.computers)
- The reason was to allow the newer backspaceable Teletypes and their code-compatible derivatives to represent the international character sets more readily.
- 2009, "Richard Maine", Error writing on unit 22 (on newsgroup comp.lang.fortran)
- Anyway, the standard does allow for non-backspaceable files, at the compiler's choice.
- 1992, "Joseph M. Newcomer", ASCII (on newsgroup alt.folklore.computers)
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