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backspace

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back·space  (bksps)
intr.v. back·spaced, back·spac·ing, back·spac·es
To move the cursor on a computer screen or the carriage of a typewriter back one or more spaces by striking the key used for this purpose.
n.
The key on a keyboard or typewriter used for backspacing.

backspace [ˈbækˌspeɪs]
vb
(Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) to move a (typewriter carriage) backwards
n
(Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a typewriter key that effects such a movements
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.backspacebackspace - the typewriter key used for back spacing
key - a lever (as in a keyboard) that actuates a mechanism when depressed
typewriter keyboard - a keyboard for manually entering characters to be printed
Verb1.backspacebackspace - hit the backspace key on a computer or typewriter keyboard; "To erase, you must backspace"
type, typewrite - write by means of a keyboard with types; "type the acceptance letter, please"
Translations
backspace [ˈbækspeɪs] (Typ)
A. VIretroceder
B. Nretroceso m, tecla f de retroceso
backspace [ˈbækspeɪs]
vi (on keyboard)appuyer sur la touche retour
n (= key) → touche f retour arrière
backspace [ˈbækˌspeɪs] vi (in typing) → battere il tasto di ritorno
backspace [ˈbækˌspeɪs] vi (in typing) → battere il tasto di ritorno


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When Stine hits the backspace key on his typewriter, the players ``rewind'' and move backward.
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