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Meanings of backspace in English
Computer keyboard key used to delete the character preceding the cursor.
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Usage of backspace in English
1
Holding down the backspace key just isn't what it used to be.
2
I did hear the occasional squeak from the spacebar and backspace keys.
3
This was before the days of the backspace key for easily correcting mistakes.
4
Then you can backspace your way out of the rabbit hole.
5
The backspace key is on the far right, the enter key just below it.
6
And instead of a backspace arrow, the key says Oops!
7
QWERTY phone users in particular had a tendency to backspace when they were correcting mistakes.
8
She paused, stroked backspace several times, then started again.
9
If you output it with a single backspace between characters, the baton spins in place.
10
One hiccup was that a couple of the keys, including space and backspace, were actually squeaky.
11
I also love the rapid-fire reaction as each character disappears when you hold down the backspace key.
12
Similarly, underlining is achieved by outputting an underscore, a backspace and then the character to be underlined.
13
If you do not like it, type a new name (you won't have to backspace).
14
But you must learn how to use the backspace and delete keys-itall came out as nonsense.
15
When I fake-type on my desk and feel like I've made a fake-typo, I fake-backspace to correct it.
16
Uh, it has a backspace key.
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Translations for backspace
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Backspace through the time