This key is usually marked ‘Esc’.Ī special button on a computer keyboard that is used for a particular operation in a program. This key is sometimes simply referred to as del.Ī key on a computer keyboard that makes the computer perform an action or start a new line of writing.Ī key on a computer keyboard that allows someone to stop an action, leave a program, or return to a previous menu. This key is usually marked ‘Ctrl’.Ĭtrl abbreviation control: the control key on a computer keyboard.Ī computer key that removes characters. On some computers, a key that you press together with another key to make the computer do a particular thing.Ī key on a computer keyboard that is used in combination with other keys for doing particular operations. The key that you press on a keyboard to move one space backwards in a document.Ī key on a computer keyboard that makes all the keys produce capital letters.Ī complete set of letters, numbers, or symbols that can be used by a computer. One of four computer keys marked with an up, down, left, or right arrow, used for moving the cursor. You can also refer to this key simply as Alt. A computer key that you press together with another key so that the other key does something different from what it usually does.
