Associations to the word «Alt»

Wiktionary

ALT, abbreviation. Abbreviation of alternative.
ALT, abbreviation. Abbreviation of altitude.
ALT, abbreviation. A state of excitement, conveyed by a high-pitched voice.
ALT, abbreviation. (knitting) Abbreviation of alternate.
ALT, abbreviation. (music) Abbreviation of alto.
ALT, noun. (Internet) (multi-user dungeon) One of a player's alternate or secondary characters.
ALT, noun. A modifier key.
ALT GR, noun. (computing) A keyboard key that can be pressed simultaneously with other keys to result in additional characters such as accented letters and currency symbols.
ALT KEY, noun. (computing) A key on a personal computer or terminal keyboard used in combination to alter the function of other keys
ALT KEYS, noun. Plural of alt key
ALT TEXT, noun. (Internet) A text caption, associated with an image or other element, that is rendered if the usual content cannot be rendered.
ALT TEXTS, noun. Plural of alt text

Dictionary definition

ALT, noun. Angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object).

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King