/bak"spays'/ , v. , backspaced, backspacing , n.
v.i.
1. to shift the carriage or typing element of a typewriter one space backward by depressing a special key.
2. Computers. to move the cursor, printhead, etc., toward the beginning of the data.
n.
3. the space made by backspacing.
4. Also called backspacer, backspace key . the labeled key on a typewriter or computer keyboard used for backspacing.
[ BACK 2 + SPACE ]