Backspace

/ˈbækˌspeɪs/

Synonyms for "backspace" (13 found)

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Closest matches (3)

Noun(3 words)
backspace controlbackspace keybackspacer

Strong matches (4)

Noun(4 words)
backspacingbs characterdeletedelete key

Related words (6)

Noun(6 words)
eraseerase keyerasing textremovetext deletionundo

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

12 entries
computer keycontrol characterdata entry actiondeleteedit operationediting operationkeykeyboard keytext editing actiontext editing operationtypetypewrite

More specific

5 entries
character deletion operationdelete last characterdelete multiple characterserase last charactererase line

Collocations

8 entries
ASCII backspacebackspace behaviorbackspace characterbackspace commandbackspace functionbackspace keybackspace operationdelete key

Inflections

3 entries

Derivations

5 entries

Sample sentences

1 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

So once you hit 'E', just backspace.

Source: wiktionary

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