function key

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function key

A key on a computer keyboard that activates a function within a given application when pressed, either alone or in various combinations with the alt key, the shift key, and the control key.

function key

(Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science) Computing a key on the keyboard of a microcomputer, etc. that gives special commands to the computer

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function key n (Comput) → tasto di funzioni

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