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Meaning of backspaces

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

backspaces

noun

Definitions

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

  2. A keyboard key used for removing a character behind the cursor, and moving the cursor one position backwards.

  3. The non-printable text character representing a backspace.

verb

Definitions

  1. To remove a character behind a cursor.

  2. To move a magnetic tape to a previous block.