BACKSPACE


Meaning of BACKSPACE in English

I. -ˌspās intransitive verb

Date: 1911

: to move back a space in a text with the press of a key

II. noun

Date: 1983

: an instance of backspacing ; also : the key pressed in backspacing

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.