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backspace

/ˈbækˌspeɪs/
noun
  1. A key on a keyboard that moves the cursor backward and usually deletes the character before it.
    • She hit the backspace repeatedly to fix her typo.
    • The backspace on this laptop is smaller than I'm used to.
    • Press the backspace to erase the last letter you typed.
Antonyms
forward
verb
  1. To press the backspace key to delete the character before the cursor.
    • You can backspace to remove the extra space.
    • I had to backspace to correct the spelling of my name.
    • He backspaced over the entire sentence and started over.
Synonyms
erasedelete
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