Synonyms for "backspace" (5 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (1)

backspace key

Strong matches (2)

Noun(2 words)

backspace keybackspacer

Related words (2)

Noun(2 words)

mul:\brubout

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

8 relation types

More general

3 entries

keytypetypewrite

Synonyms

1 entries

backspace key

Related terms

1 entries

←

derived

3 entries

backspaceablebackspacerdestructive backspace

derived from

2 entries

backspace

has context

1 entries

computing

manner of

1 entries

type

related to

14 entries

backwardsblockcharactercursorheadkeykeyboardmagneticpositionpreviousremovingtapetexttypewriter

Translations

47 translations across 15 languages.

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Bengali

1 entries

• ব্যাকস্পেস noun (computer key)

Esperanto

1 entries

• retropaŝo noun (typewriter key)

Finnish

4 entries

• askelpalautin noun (typewriter key)
• askelpalautin noun (computer key)
• backspace-näppäin noun (computer key)
• kumittaa verb (remove a character)

French

2 entries

• retour arrière noun (typewriter key)
• retour arrière noun (computer key)

German

4 entries

• Backspace noun (typewriter key)
• Backspace noun (computer key)
• Rücksetztaste noun (typewriter key)
• Rücksetztaste noun (computer key)

Icelandic

1 entries

• hopa verb (remove a character)

Japanese

4 entries

• バックスペース noun (typewriter key)
• バックスペース noun (computer key)
• バックスペースキー noun (typewriter key)
• バックスペースキー noun (computer key)

Korean

4 entries

• 백스페이스 noun (typewriter key)
• 백스페이스 noun (computer key)
• 백스페이스 키 noun (typewriter key)
• 백스페이스 키 noun (computer key)

Marathi

2 entries

• बॅकस्पेस noun (typewriter key)
• बॅकस्पेस noun (computer key)

Portuguese

4 entries

• (tecla de) apagar noun (computer key)
• (tecla de) recuo noun (computer key)
• (tecla de) retroceder noun (computer key)
• backspace noun (computer key)

Romanian

4 entries

• backspace noun (typewriter key)
• backspace noun (computer key)
• tastă backspace noun (typewriter key)
• tastă backspace noun (computer key)

Spanish

3 entries

• (tecla de) borrar noun (computer key)
• retroceso noun (typewriter key)
• retroceso noun (computer key)

Swedish

3 entries

• backslagstangent noun (typewriter key)
• backsteg noun (typewriter key)
• backstegstangent noun (typewriter key)

Turkish

4 entries

• geri tuşu noun (typewriter key)
• geri tuşu noun (computer key)
• silme tuşu noun (typewriter key)
• silme tuşu noun (computer key)

Vietnamese

3 entries

• phím lùi noun (typewriter key)
• phím lùi noun (computer key)
• phím xóa lùi noun (computer key)

Sample sentences

1 total sentences available.

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So once you hit 'E', just backspace.

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