backspace
[ bak-speys ]
/ ˈbækˌspeɪs /
verb (used without object), back·spaced, back·spac·ing.
to shift the carriage or typing element of a typewriter one space backward by depressing a special key.
Computers.
to move the cursor, printhead, etc., toward the beginning of the data.
noun
the space made by backspacing.
Also called back·spac·er, backspace key.
the labeled key on a typewriter or computer keyboard used for backspacing.
Words nearby backspace
backslap,
backslapping,
backslash,
backslide,
backsource,
backspace,
backspin,
backsplash,
backsplice,
backstab,
backstage
British Dictionary definitions for backspace
backspace
/ (ˈbækˌspeɪs) /
verb
to move a (typewriter carriage) backwards
noun
a typewriter key that effects such a movement