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BACKSPACE CHARACTER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does backspace character mean?
• BACKSPACE CHARACTER (noun)
The noun BACKSPACE CHARACTER has 1 sense:
1. a control character that indicates moving a space to the left
Familiarity information: BACKSPACE CHARACTER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A control character that indicates moving a space to the left
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("backspace character" is a kind of...):
ASCII control character; control character (ASCII characters to indicate carriage return or tab or backspace; typed by depressing a key and the control key at the same time)
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