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Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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noun
A software-defined key combination to do the reverse of pressing the Tab key, usually Shift+Tab.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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noun
An instance of pressing this key combination.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, usually
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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verb
To press this key combination.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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History
From back + tab, analogous to backspace.
