| 单词 | backspace |
| 释义 | backspace (once / 369354 pages) nv A backspace is a keyboard stroke that moves your cursor backwards. When you type the wrong word in an email, you can use the backspace to go back and change it. You can use the word backspace for the keyboard key itself, and also to mean "hit the backspace." If you're helping a friend edit an essay on her laptop, you might say, "Backspace to that first paragraph so I can read it again." The word's been around since the late 19th century, when it referred to typewriters — the backspace was the latest in new technology in 1899. WORD FAMILYbackspace USAGE EXAMPLESBut if you give the backspace key a little bit of pressure, it will delete unwanted text even faster than before. Time(Sep 29, 2016) Google is testing a version of Chrome that removes the backspace navigation shortcut, Engadget reports. The Verge(May 22, 2016) Fair, but I already wrote these sentences out, and my keyboard is broken so I can't backspace. The Verge(Apr 01, 2016) 1n the typewriter key used for back spacing Syn|Hyper backspace key, backspacer key a lever (as in a keyboard) that actuates a mechanism when depressed 2v hit the backspace key on a computer or typewriter keyboard To erase, you must backspace Hyper type, typewrite write by means of a keyboard with types |
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