| Definitions | | backspace |
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noun
- 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
Translations: verb (backspac, ing)
- (computing) to remove a character behind a cursor
- (computing) to move a magnetic tape to a previous block
Translations: Etymology: back + space
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