shift key
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
First use appears c. 1883 in the listing of U.S. Patents.
Noun[edit]
shift key (plural shift keys)
- The key on a typewriter used to select uppercase letters and certain special characters by physically moving the mechanism
- (computing) A key on a personal computer or terminal keyboard used to effect the same function, or to change the function of the function keys.
Translations[edit]
key on a typewriter
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key on a personal computer or terminal keyboard
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