(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 .
(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. 2005