backspace

English

Etymology

back +‎ space

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈbækˌspeɪs/

Noun

Wikipedia backspace (plural backspaces)

1. The key on a typewriter that moves the head one position backwards.
2. (computing) A keyboard key used for removing a character behind the cursor, and moving the cursor one position backwards.

Translations

typewriter key

• Finnish: askelpalautin (fi)
• German: Backspace (de) m, Rücktaste (de) f, Rücksetztaste (de) f

• Swedish: backsteg (sv) n, backstegstangent (sv) c, backslagstangent (sv) c
• Turkish: geri tuşu (tr), silme tuşu (tr)

computer key

• Translingual: ←
• Bengali: ব্যাকস্পেস (bn)
• Finnish: askelpalautin (fi), backspace-näppäin (fi)

• German: Backspace (de) m, Rücktaste (de) f, Rücksetztaste (de) f
• Portuguese: backspace (pt) m
• Turkish: geri tuşu (tr), silme tuşu (tr)

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• French: retour arrière

• Icelandic: hop (is) n

Verb

backspace (third-person singular simple present backspaces, present participle backspacing, simple past and past participle backspaced)

1. (computing) To remove a character behind a cursor.
2. (computing) To move a magnetic tape to a previous block.

Translations

remove a character

• Icelandic: hopa (is)

• Turkish: geri tuşu