ALT KEY


Meaning of ALT KEY in English

(also ALT key ) / ˈɔːlt kiː; NAmE / noun

a key on a computer keyboard which you press while pressing other keys, in order to change their function

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WORD ORIGIN

late 20th cent.: abbreviation of alt(ernative) key .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.