backspace key
n.
1. A key that, when pressed, moves an onscreen cursor one space to the left and typically deletes the character in that space.
2. A similar key on a typewriter that, when pressed, moves the carriage to the position of the previous space on the page.
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backspace key
orbackspacer
n
a key on a typewriter or computer keyboard that makes the carriage or cursor move backwards one space
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| Noun | 1. |  backspace key - the typewriter key used for back spacingkey - a lever (as in a keyboard) that actuates a mechanism when depressed typewriter keyboard - a keyboard for manually entering characters to be printed |
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