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Backspace

noun
/ˈbækˌspeɪs/
Word Frequency: 0.2

Definitions

1.nounThe key on a typewriter that moves the head one position backwards.
2.nounA keyboard key used for removing a character behind the cursor, and moving the cursor one position backwards.
3.nounThe non-printable text character representing a backspace.
4.verbTo remove a character behind a cursor.
5.verbTo move a magnetic tape to a previous block.

Synonyms

ctrlrecessionrewindretrocessionreturnrollbackreversalreversebackwardbackthrowbackregression

Rhymes With

attack spaceback spaceblack spacecardiac spacelack spacelacks spacerack spaceslack space
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