Associations to the word «Backspace»

Wiktionary

BACKSPACE, noun. The key on a typewriter that moves the head one position backwards.
BACKSPACE, noun. (computing) A keyboard key used for removing a character behind the cursor, and moving the cursor one position backwards.
BACKSPACE, verb. (computing) To remove a character behind a cursor.
BACKSPACE, verb. (computing) To move a magnetic tape to a previous block.

Dictionary definition

BACKSPACE, noun. The typewriter key used for back spacing.
BACKSPACE, verb. Hit the backspace key on a computer or typewriter keyboard; "To erase, you must backspace".

Wise words

Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated by the inaudible language of the heart.
Martin Luther King Jr.