BACKSPACE


Meaning of BACKSPACE in English

■ noun

1》 a key on a typewriter or computer keyboard used to cause the carriage or cursor to move backwards.

2》 a device on a video recorder or camcorder which produces a slight backward run between shots to eliminate disturbance caused by the interruption of the scanning process.

■ verb move a typewriter carriage or computer cursor backwards.

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