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BACKSPACE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The typewriter key used for back spacing

Synonyms:

backspace; backspace key; backspacer

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("backspace" is a kind of...):

key (a lever (as in a keyboard) that actuates a mechanism when depressed)

Holonyms ("backspace" is a part of...):

typewriter keyboard (a keyboard for manually entering characters to be printed)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Hit the backspace key on a computer or typewriter keyboard

Example:

To erase, you must backspace

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "backspace" is one way to...):

type; typewrite (write by means of a keyboard with types)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

backspacer (the typewriter key used for back spacing)

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