backspace
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Synonyms: rackspace, backstage, backspang, backspike, backpack, backspacer, back pack, backspaced, backspaces, back page, backsplice
Antonyms: rackspace, backstage, backspang, backspike, backpack, backspacer, back pack, backspaced, backspaces, back page, backsplice
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Noun
- The [[key]] on a [[typewriter]] that moves the [[head]] one [[position]] [[backwards]].
- {{lb|en|computing}} A [[keyboard]] key used for [[removing]] a [[character]] behind the [[cursor]], and moving the cursor one position backwards.
- {{lb|en|computing}} A non-printable [[text]] [[character]] representing a backspace.
Verb
- {{lb|en|computing}} To remove a character behind a cursor.
- {{lb|en|computing}} To move a [[magnetic]] [[tape]] to a [[previous]] [[block]].
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