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backspace
noun
the
key
on
a
computer
keyboard
or
typewriter
that
deletes
the
character
immediately
to
the
left
of
the
cursor
or
moves
the
carriage
one
space
backward
.
•
He
tapped
the
backspace
to
correct
the
spelling
mistake
.
He
tapped
the
backspace
to
correct
the
spelling
mistake
.
•
My
phone
’
s
backspace
looks
like
a
little
arrow
pointing
left
.
My
phone
’
s
backspace
looks
like
a
little
arrow
pointing
left
.
Originally
from
typewriter
terminology
in
the
late
19th
century
,
meaning
to
move
the
carriage
one
space
backward
;
later
adopted
in
computing
for
the
key
that
removes
text
to
the
left
.
verb
-
backspace
,
backspacing
,
backspaces
,
backspaced
to
delete
characters
by
pressing
the
backspace
key
,
moving
the
cursor
one
position
to
the
left
.
•
If
you
make
a
typo
,
just
backspace
until
it
’
s
gone
.
If
you
make
a
typo
,
just
backspace
until
it
’
s
gone
.
•
She
quickly
backspaced
the
last
sentence
and
rewrote
it
.
She
quickly
backspaced
the
last
sentence
and
rewrote
it
.
From
the
noun
backspace
,
originally
referring
to
the
backwards
carriage
movement
on
typewriters
;
later
generalized
as
a
verb
in
computing
.
