backspace
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[change]Noun
[change]- (countable) A backspace is a key on the keyboard of a computer or typewriter that erases the letter before the cursor.
- I pressed backspace because I accidentally typed the wrong letter.
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- (intransitive) (computing) When you backspace, you erase the letter before the cursor.
- No, that's wrong. Backspace here, and delete this word too.