Phrase guide
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noun
A key on a personal computer or terminal keyboard used in combination to modify the function of other keys.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: computer-hardware, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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Synonyms: Ctrl
Antonyms: none provided
noun
(computer science) the key on a computer keyboard that is used (in combination with some other key) to type control characters
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: command key
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: key
History
First use appears c. 1978 in the publication Practical Computing.
Across languages
23 source translations are retained for this English entry.
