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backspace
back·space B0015000 (băk′spās′)intr.v. back·spaced, back·spac·ing, back·spac·es a. To move an onscreen cursor one character to the left, typically deleting the character that is there, by pressing the backspace key.b. To move a typewriter carriage back one space by striking the backspace key.n. The backspace key.backspace (ˈbækˌspeɪs) vb (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) to move a (typewriter carriage) backwardsn (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a typewriter key that effects such a movementback•space (ˈbækˌspeɪs) v. -spaced, -spac•ing, n. v.i. 1. to move the typing element of a typewriter, the cursor on a computer display, etc., one space backward, as by depressing a special key. n. 2. the labeled key on a keyboard used for backspacing. backspace Past participle: backspaced Gerund: backspacing
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backspace | backspace |
Present |
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I backspace | you backspace | he/she/it backspaces | we backspace | you backspace | they backspace |
Preterite |
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I backspaced | you backspaced | he/she/it backspaced | we backspaced | you backspaced | they backspaced |
Present Continuous |
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I am backspacing | you are backspacing | he/she/it is backspacing | we are backspacing | you are backspacing | they are backspacing |
Present Perfect |
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I have backspaced | you have backspaced | he/she/it has backspaced | we have backspaced | you have backspaced | they have backspaced |
Past Continuous |
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I was backspacing | you were backspacing | he/she/it was backspacing | we were backspacing | you were backspacing | they were backspacing |
Past Perfect |
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I had backspaced | you had backspaced | he/she/it had backspaced | we had backspaced | you had backspaced | they had backspaced |
Future |
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I will backspace | you will backspace | he/she/it will backspace | we will backspace | you will backspace | they will backspace |
Future Perfect |
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I will have backspaced | you will have backspaced | he/she/it will have backspaced | we will have backspaced | you will have backspaced | they will have backspaced |
Future Continuous |
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I will be backspacing | you will be backspacing | he/she/it will be backspacing | we will be backspacing | you will be backspacing | they will be backspacing |
Present Perfect Continuous |
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I have been backspacing | you have been backspacing | he/she/it has been backspacing | we have been backspacing | you have been backspacing | they have been backspacing |
Future Perfect Continuous |
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I will have been backspacing | you will have been backspacing | he/she/it will have been backspacing | we will have been backspacing | you will have been backspacing | they will have been backspacing |
Past Perfect Continuous |
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I had been backspacing | you had been backspacing | he/she/it had been backspacing | we had been backspacing | you had been backspacing | they had been backspacing |
Conditional |
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I would backspace | you would backspace | he/she/it would backspace | we would backspace | you would backspace | they would backspace |
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I would have backspaced | you would have backspaced | he/she/it would have backspaced | we would have backspaced | you would have backspaced | they would have backspaced | ThesaurusNoun | 1. | backspace - the typewriter key used for back spacingbackspace key, backspacerkey - a lever (as in a keyboard) that actuates a mechanism when depressedtypewriter keyboard - a keyboard for manually entering characters to be printed | Verb | 1. | backspace - hit the backspace key on a computer or typewriter keyboard; "To erase, you must backspace"type, typewrite - write by means of a keyboard with types; "type the acceptance letter, please" | Translationsbackspace
backspace[′bak‚spās] (computer science) To move a recording medium one unit in the reverse or background direction. (mechanical engineering) To move a typewriter carriage back one space by depressing a backspace key. backspace (character)(BS) ASCII code 8, Control-H. The control character that should cause most output devices to move theircurrent output position back to the previous character so thatthe next character output will replace (or overprint) it.Inputting a backspace (typically by pressing the backspacekey) causes many systems to delete the character before theinput cursor, though others use delete for this.
See twirling baton for an imaginitive use of backspace.backspace(1) To move to the left. A backspace command to the printer moves the print head one character to the left. See Backspace key.
(2) To move to the previous block on a magnetic tape.AcronymsSeeband sawbackspace Related to backspace: backspace characterSynonyms for backspacenoun the typewriter key used for back spacingSynonymsRelated Wordsverb hit the backspace key on a computer or typewriter keyboardRelated Words |